NEW YORK, N.Y. — The Minnesota Wild heads across the river tonight to challenge the Rangers at Madison Square Garden. Minnesota is seeking every single point it can gain in the standings, as the team looms precariously on the edge of playoff contention. Wild Record: 41-28-6, 88 points, 4th in Central Division Rangers Record: 35-32-7, 77 points, 4th in Metropolitan Division 2024-25 Series Record: 0-0-1 All-Time Wild Record: 15-15-5 (6-8-2 at New York) The Rangers won the series-opening match, 3-2, in overtime at Xcel Energy Center (3/13). D Jared Spurgeon (0-2=2) led the Wild with two assists. C Freddy Gaudreau (1-0=1) and LW Marcus Johansson (1-0=1) each scored for Minnesota. G Filip Gustavsson stopped 28-of-31 shots faced for the Wild. C Jonny Brodzinski (1-0=1) and C Vincent Trocheck (1-0=1) scored in regulation for New York before D Braden Schneider (1- 0=1) netted the GWG in overtime. G Igor Shesterkin saved 26-of-28 shots faced to earn the victory for the Rangers. The Minnesota Wild fell to the New Jersey Devils 3-2 in a shootout on Monday night. C Vinnie Hinostroza tipped the puck in early in the third period to tie the game 1-1, assisted by D Jake Middleton and D Jon Merrill. The Devils answered the Wild goal with another of their own, bringing the match to 2-1. With two minutes left in the game, LW Matt Boldy netted a goal off of a pass from LW Marcus Foligno to tie the game. The Wild held off the Devils in OT but fell in the shootout when both Zuccarello and Boldy’s shots were saved. MIN at NJD | Recap Reassigned D Cameron Crotty to Iowa Recalled D Cameron Crotty under emergency conditions from Iowa Reassigned D Cameron Crotty and F Liam Ãhgren to Iowa Recalled D Cameron Crotty and F Liam Ãhgren under emergency conditions from Iowa Reassigned F Liam Ãhgren to Iowa To view recent transactions, visit wild.com/transactions. Joel Eriksson Ek: lower-body injury (18 games missed) Kirill Kaprizov: lower-body injury (25 games missed) For more information on today’s matchup, check out the game notes below.
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