Playing without three of their top defenceman, the Vancouver Canucks had one of those character games that might help them get back to the playoffs.
Alexandre Burrows and Radim Vrbata scored in a shootout and the Canucks rallied three times to post a 5-4 victory over the Rangers on Thursday night, ending New York's four-game winning streak.
"This was huge," Burrows said. "Rangers are probably one of the best teams in the league, if not the best. They are a really good team, but we felt if we could skate with them and work hard and pay the price, we could have a chance."
The Canucks, battling for a playoff spot in a tight Western Conference, got several big efforts. Ryan Miller made 30 saves and stopped both Rangers' shootout attempts. Henrik Sedin scored twice, including a tying tally on a rebound with 2:00 left in regulation after Vancouver pulled Miller early. And youngsters Ronalds Kenins and Bo Horvat combined on a beautiful goal.
"This was really big for us; the determination was there," said Miller, who stopped Mats Zuccarello and Derek Stepan in the shootout. "It was great. Our guys got better each period. For us, it's great to have a comeback. You have to win all ways during the season and for me, the guys bailed me out. They gave me a lead and I let it go. It didn't faze them. They came right back and wanted to get that win."
Shawn Matthias and Horvat also tallied as Vancouver snapped a five-game losing streak against the Rangers dating to January 2011.
Stepan, Rick Nash, Martin St. Louis and Carl Hagelin scored for the Rangers. Cam Talbot made 24 saves for New York but he was beaten on both shootout attempts.
"Any time you score four goals you want to win the game," Talbot said. "Obviously you never want to give up chances like that and goals like that. Four goals should be enough most nights, and that's on me."
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