New York Rangers at Minnesota Wild

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New York Rangers

32-28-6

Final
3 - 2

Minnesota Wild

37-24-5

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

NYR		MIN
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 Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Jonas Brodin, D	Injured Reserve	Dec 17
Marcus Johansson, LW	Out	Dec 17
Zach Bogosian, D	Out	Dec 16
Jake Middleton, D	Injured Reserve	Dec 16
Daemon Hunt, D	Day-To-Day	Dec 16