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Minnesota Wild at New York Rangers

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Minnesota Wild
41-28-7
Final
4 - 5
New York Rangers
36-32-7

Vincent Trocheck scores in OT to lift the Rangers past the Wild, 5-4

Minnesota Wild vs. New York Rangers: Game Highlights

Trocheck slid the puck past goalie Filip Gustavsson to help the Rangers keep pace with Montreal in the Eastern Conference wild-card race. Both teams have 79 points.

Artemi Panarin scored his team-leading 34th goal and Braden Schneider, K’Andre Miller and Chris Kreider added goals for New York. Igor Shesterkin made 20 saves.

Minnesota’s Marco Rossi tied it at 4 early in the third. Gustav Nyqvist, Brock Faber and Marcus Johansson also scored, and Gustavsson made 34 saves. The Wild are in wild-card position in the Western Conference with 89 points.

Takeaways Wild: Failed to rebound from a shootout loss Monday night in New Jersey.

Rangers: Gabe Perreault made his NHL debut. The 19-year-old forward, a first-round draft pick in 2023, played two seasons for Boston College.

Key moment Trocheck ended it with his 22nd goal of the season.

Key stat New York was 0 for 4 on the power play and has only two goals in its last 41 chances.

Up next The Wild are at the New York Islanders on Friday night. The Rangers are at New Jersey on Saturday.

Regular Season Series

NYR win series 2-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 9:00 Gustav Nyquist Goal (10) Tip-In, assists: Marcus Johansson (20), Mats Zuccarello (29)
Goal 1st Period 12:45 Braden Schneider Goal (6) Snap Shot, assists: Urho Vaakanainen (12), Artemi Panarin (47)
Goal 1st Period 15:00 Brock Faber Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Marcus Johansson (21), Frederick Gaudreau (17)
Goal 2nd Period 2:51 K'Andre Miller Goal (7) Snap Shot, assists: J.T. Miller (42), Will Borgen (10)
Goal 2nd Period 7:21 Chris Kreider Goal (20) Backhand, assists: none
Goal 2nd Period 9:50 Marcus Johansson Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: Gustav Nyquist (16), Brock Faber (18)
Goal 2nd Period 18:56 Artemi Panarin Goal (34) Wrist Shot, assists: none
Goal 3rd Period 0:22 Marco Rossi Goal (23) Snap Shot, assists: Matt Boldy (39)
Goal 4th Period 0:24 Vincent Trocheck Goal (22) Tip-In, assists: Artemi Panarin (48), K'Andre Miller (16)

Statistics

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11 Blocked Shots 13
17 Hits 24
3 Takeaways 3
24 Shots 39
1 Power Play Goals 0
2 Power Play Opportunities 4
50.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
1 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
18 Faceoffs Won 36
33.3 Faceoff Win Percent 66.7
19 Giveaways 16
4 Total Penalties 2
8 Penalty Minutes 4
New York Rangers New York Rangers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Matt Rempe, C Injured Reserve Dec 12
Adam Edstrom, C Injured Reserve Dec 10
Adam Fox, D Injured Reserve Nov 30
Minnesota Wild Minnesota Wild Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jonas Brodin, D Out Dec 13
Mats Zuccarello, RW Injured Reserve Dec 11
Jake Middleton, D Injured Reserve Dec 11
Marcus Foligno, LW Injured Reserve Nov 28
Vinnie Hinostroza, C Injured Reserve Nov 25

Game Information

Madison Square Garden

Location: New York, NY
Attendance: 17,492 | Capacity:

2025-26 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Colorado 22 2 51 7
Dallas 21 6 47 5
Minnesota 17 9 39 5
Utah 15 15 33 3
Chicago 13 12 32 6
St. Louis 12 14 31 7
Winnipeg 14 15 29 1
Nashville 12 14 28 4

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 19 9 40 2
Washington 18 9 40 4
NY Islanders 18 11 39 3
Philadelphia 16 9 36 4
Pittsburgh 14 8 35 7
New Jersey 17 13 35 1
NY Rangers 15 13 34 4
Columbus 13 12 32 6
Full Standings