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New York Rangers at Minnesota Wild

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Braden Schneider scores in overtime to give the Rangers a 3-2 victory over the Wild

New York Rangers vs. Minnesota Wild: Game Highlights

Schneider slipped a backhander past goalie Filip Gustavsson into the top-right corner to end New York's four-game losing streak. Vincent Trocheck and Jonny Brodzinski also scored, and Igor Shesterkin made 26 saves.

Marcus Johansson and Frederick Gaudreau had tying power-play goals for Minnesota in the third period, and Gustavsson stopped 28 shots. The Wild top the Western Conference wild-card standings.

Trocheck opened the scoring at 6:45 of second with his 18th of the season. Johansson tied it with the man advantage at 3:55 of third, Brodzinski countered at 6:39, and Gaudreau tied it again on another power play at 8:42.

Takeaways Rangers: New York is fighting for the second wild card in the Eastern Conference.

Wild: Minnesota played the third game of a seven-game homestand in a stretch of 10 home games in an 11-game span

Key moment Schneider stopped the Rangers' losing streak with his OT goal.

Key stat New York won 35 of 61 faceoffs.

Upcoming Both teams play Saturday night. The Rangers are at Columbus to wrap up a three-game trip, and the Wild host St. Louis.

Regular Season Series

NYR lead series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 2nd Period 6:45 Vincent Trocheck Goal (18) Wrist Shot, assists: Will Cuylle (18), K'Andre Miller (13)
Goal 3rd Period 3:55 Marcus Johansson Goal (6) Snap Shot, assists: Gustav Nyquist (13), Jared Spurgeon (18)
Goal 3rd Period 6:38 Jonny Brodzinski Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Zac Jones (10), Matt Rempe (3)
Goal 3rd Period 8:42 Frederick Gaudreau Goal (15) Wrist Shot, assists: Ryan Hartman (12), Jared Spurgeon (19)
Goal 4th Period 1:51 Braden Schneider Goal (5) Backhand, assists: Artemi Panarin (41), J.T. Miller (36)

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/nyr.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originNYR https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/min.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originMIN
12 Blocked Shots 14
34 Hits 20
3 Takeaways 3
31 Shots 28
0 Power Play Goals 2
3 Power Play Opportunities 4
0.0 Power Play Percentage 50.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
35 Faceoffs Won 26
57.4 Faceoff Win Percent 42.6
21 Giveaways 13
3 Total Penalties 3
8 Penalty Minutes 6
Minnesota Wild Minnesota Wild Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Marcus Foligno, LW Injured Reserve Mar 3
New York Rangers New York Rangers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jonathan Quick, G Day-To-Day Mar 23
Matt Rempe, C Injured Reserve Mar 23
Urho Vaakanainen, D Out Mar 21
Noah Laba, C Out Mar 21

Game Information

Grand Casino Arena

Location: Saint Paul, MN
Attendance: 18,976 | Capacity:

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 45 20 96 6
Columbus 38 22 87 11
Pittsburgh 35 20 86 16
NY Islanders 40 27 85 5
Philadelphia 34 24 80 12
Washington 35 28 79 9
New Jersey 36 32 74 2
NY Rangers 28 34 65 9

2025-26 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Colorado 47 13 104 10
Dallas 43 17 97 11
Minnesota 40 20 92 12
Utah 37 29 80 6
Nashville 34 28 77 9
Winnipeg 30 29 72 12
St. Louis 29 30 69 11
Chicago 27 31 67 13
Full Standings