Rangers vs Canucks Prediction and Picks - Rangers by Two

The New York Rangers face a Vancouver Canucks team that has lost by two or more in 12 of its 17 defeats, which is why the margin is the pick in this Rangers vs Canucks prediction at Rogers Arena, with puck drop at 9 p.m. ET.

I'm backing the Rangers -1.5 at +116. When New York win, they usually win clearly, and nine of their 11 victories have come by at least two goals.

Five of those nine needed an empty-netter, and that suits this matchup. Vancouver have conceded an empty-net goal in each of their last two games, so a one-goal Rangers lead in the final minutes is a real chance to make it two.

New York are only 3-6-1 on the road, but Vancouver are 1-8-0 at Rogers Arena.

Brock Boeser over 0.5 points at -110 is my second bet, and it fits with the puck line. A blowout doesn't mean Vancouver get shut out, and Boeser has a point in 14 of 20 games, including eight of his last 10.

He played more than 23 minutes on Monday, so if the Canucks score, he's usually involved.

I'm keeping this one to two bets. No shots line cleared my checks, and the total doesn't have enough behind it either way.

The 2025-26 series finished 1-1, with New York winning 2-0 in Vancouver in October and the Canucks winning 3-0 at Madison Square Garden in December. The Rangers have won the only meeting this season.

That was October 11 at Madison Square Garden, a 6-2 Rangers win. It was 2-2 until Tye Kartye scored at 18.25 of the second, and Alexis Lafrenière's power-play goal 64 seconds into the third started a three-goal period.

New York are 5-5-0 in their last 10, and the power play is the reason it isn't better. It has gone 5 for 26 over that stretch.

In Edmonton on Monday, the Rangers outshot the Oilers 31-20 but lost 3-1, with Chmelar's shorthanded goal their only reply. In Calgary on Wednesday, Mika Zibanejad scored twice in the second period and Joonas Korpisalo made 29 saves in a 3-1 win.

Sean Durzi is on IR until at least November 16 and Alberts Smits until at least November 22, CBS Sports reports in this week's updates, so the blue line is two regulars short. Dylan Garand (.905) is expected in goal after Korpisalo played on Wednesday.

Vancouver are 1-9-0 in their last 10 and have lost six straight. Their only win in that run came in overtime, 6-5 in Anaheim.

They were level 1-1 after one period in Edmonton on Saturday, but Dickinson scored 49 seconds into the third and Leon Draisaitl added a power-play goal in a 4-2 loss. Philadelphia led 2-0 inside 24 minutes on Monday, and Vancouver managed only 19 shots in a 3-1 defeat.

Tom Willander is day to day with a lower-body injury, CBS Sports lists as of Tuesday, which could leave the defence without another regular. Kevin Lankinen has an .808 save percentage, so Leevi Meriläinen (.889) is expected to start again.