The Rangers improved to 4-1-1 on the road this season and extended their point streak to five-consecutive games on the road against the Canucks. New York’s nine road points are tied for the second most among all teams.

The Vancouver Canucks wrapped up their three-game homestand with a 2-0 loss to the New York Rangers. Thatcher Demko stopped 23 of the 24 shots he faced, while Jonathan Quick picked up the 22-save shutout. With the loss, the Canucks drop to 5-6-0 and 2-3-0 at Rogers Arena.

Many of the underlying analytics so far this season have not been pretty, but a few indicate better results may be around the corner.

As Alexis Lafrenière struggles and Artemi Panarin nears free agency, the Rangers should consider bold trades and a complete reset.

Rempe was filling slightly larger shoes than last season through New York’s first nine games. He notched one goal and seven penalty minutes, while averaging a career-high 9:48 in ice time each game. He also recorded 30 hits — putting him on pace to register over 220 hits across a full 82 games.

The New York Rangers have opened the new NHL season off fairly slowly, and things have looked a little bleak to start. Even with a coaching change this summer,

NHL expert Frank Seravalli has claimed that Artemi Panarin would be a potential trade target of the Carolina Hurricanes.

Rangers coach Mike Sullivan said Matt Rempe is out long-term, but Vincent Trocheck has resumed skating after his injury.