Rangers at Canucks preview

RANGERS (19-17-4) at CANUCKS (22-15-4)
10 p.m. ET; CBC, SN, SN360, SN1, CITY, MSG, NHL.TV

The Canucks have outscored opponents 28-16 in their six straight victories, the longest active streak in the NHL. They will look to match their longest run since a seven-game winning streak from Dec. 1-14, 2013.
Goalie Jacob Markstrom will start; he has won his past five starts with a 2.79 goals-against average and .924 save percentage.
The Rangers, who look to avoid their third consecutive loss, are 3-5-1 in their past nine games. Goalie Alexandar Georgiev, who was pulled after allowing six goals on 24 shots in 7-5 loss at the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday, will start.

Players to watch

Rangers forward Artemi Panarin has 21 points (nine goals, 12 assists) in his past 12 games.
Canucks forward Brock Boeser has seven points (one goal, six assists) in a six-game point streak.

They said it

"I actually asked him, 'Is this the best hockey you've ever played?' And he paused and he pondered whether it had been and he said, 'I'm not sure.' He didn't want to say it has been the best hockey he's ever played but statistically, it certainly seems that way." -- Rangers coach David Quinn on forward Artemi Panarin
"He's played well for us, well deserving of it. He has been a starter for a couple years and to see him get acknowledged is good." -- Canucks coach Travis Green on goalie Jacob Markstrom being named to his first NHL All-Star Game on Friday

Rangers projected lineup

Chris Kreider -- Mika Zibanejad -- Pavel Buchnevich
Artemi Panarin -- Ryan Strome -- Jesper Fast
Brett Howden -- Filip Chytil -- Kaapo Kakko
Brendan Smith -- Greg McKegg -- Micheal Haley
Brady Skjei -- Jacob Trouba
Marc Staal -- Tony DeAngelo
Ryan Lindgren -- Adam Fox
Alexandar Georgiev
Henrik Lundqvist
Scratched: Steven Fogarty
Injured:Libor Hajek (knee), Brendan Lemieux (hand)

Canucks projected lineup

J.T. Miller -- Elias Pettersson -- Brock Boeser
Tanner Pearson -- Bo Horvat -- Loui Eriksson
Antoine Roussel -- Adam Gaudette -- Jake Virtanen
Tyler Motte -- Jay Beagle -- Tim Schaller
Quinn Hughes -- Chris Tanev
Alexander Edler -- Troy Stecher
Oscar Fantenberg -- Tyler Myers
Jacob Markstrom
Thatcher Demko
Scratched: Zack MacEwen , Jordie Benn
Injured: Josh Leivo](https://www.nhl.com/player/josh-leivo-8476410) (fractured kneecap), Brandon Sutter (upper body), Micheal Ferland (upper body), Tyler Graovac (lower body)

Status report

Lundqvist did not take part in the morning skate Saturday because of an illness but is expected to dress as the backup. … Ferland and Sutter each skated on his own Saturday and could join Vancouver on its five-game road trip that starts Tuesday, Green said.

Stat pack

Strome has seven points (four goals, three assists) in his past four games. … Zibanejad has 12 points (five goals, seven assists) in 13 games against Vancouver. … Pearson has six points (three goals, three assists) in his past two games. … Pettersson (five goals, four assists) and Miller (two goals, seven assists) each has nine points in his past six games.