Evander Kane and Liam Ohgren scored and Thatcher Demko made 23 saves as the league-worst Vancouver Canucks defeated the New York Rangers 3-0 on Tuesday night. Conor Garland added an empty-net goal as Vancouver, which had won only three of its previous 12 games, smothered the Rangers from start to finish. New York is 4-10-3 at home.

If their six shutout losses, including this most recent 3-0 loss to the Canucks, doesn’t indicate just how dismally the Rangers have played at the World’s Most Famous Arena this season, the sounds of muffled conversations culminating into loud boos throughout the lower bowl Tuesday night sure did.

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The Rangers could use another impactful forward and should make a big push for Canucks winger Kiefer Sherwood.

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Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden, the Canucks skated away 3-0 winners over the Blueshirts. They didn’t generate much on offence but still took the few chances they had and in their own end got a solid effort from goalie Thatcher Demko, who posted the Canucks’ first shutout since last February — a shutout by Demko over the Colorado Avalanche.

The Vancouver Canucks are looking to trade Lukas Reichel, and the New York Rangers should pursue him because of it.

Mike Sullivan declined to reveal if it was a one-time thing for Zibanejad on Monday night, but the Rangers coach assured the two had spoken about it.

The Vancouver Canucks continue their road trip on Tuesday evening as they hit Madison Square Garden for a matchup against the New York Rangers. Following a strong debut for the newcomers, the Canucks will look to follow it up with another strong performance against the Rangers on Tuesday.

Canucks vs. Rangers predictions and NHL picks for Tuesday, December 16. Conor Garland keeps stepping up post-Hughes trade.