Jimmy Vesey lifts Rangers past Canucks in SO, 4-3
NEW YORK — The Rangers didn’t lead at any point until the seventh round of the shootout. The still managed to earn their fourth straight victory.
Jimmy Vesey scored the tying goal early in the third period and added the winner in the seventh round of a shootout to give New York a 4-3 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday.
“We have to feel good about what we’ve been doing here the past four weeks,” Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist said after his 417th career NHL victory. “We had a tough time but we got it done tonight with a really strong third. But we should definitely feel good about how we’re playing and finding ways to win games. That’s going to help us moving forward.”
Lundqvist made 29 saves to help the Rangers extend their home winning streak to eight games.