The New York Rangers (22-12-7) host the Minnesota Wild (22-14-3) at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday. Minnesota is coming off a 3-0 loss against the Blues on Sunday. The Wild conceded a power play goal while failing to take advantage of their own power play opportunities. Filip Gustavsson had 21 saves in the loss.
New York fell 4-3 (OT) to the Devils on Saturday. Chris Kreider, Jimmy Vesey, and Julien Gauthier scored one apiece for the Rangers. Igor Shesterkin only had 39 saves on 43 shots against (.906%) in the loss.
HEAD TO HEAD
The Rangers won the first meeting between the teams this season, a 7-3 victory in October. Artemi Panarin led New York with four points (1G 3A). Matt Boldy led Minnesota with two goals. Shesterkin got the win, saving 33 of 36 shots (.916%).
FACING OFF
Minnesota is averaging 3.15 goals per game for the season, 17th in the NHL, and they are taking on a Rangers team that is allowing 2.71 goals a game (8th). Meanwhile, New York has found the net 3.24 times a game on average, 14th in the league, and the Wild are allowing opponents to score 2.85 goals per game (12th).
Don’t be surprised to see multiple power play opportunities for the Rangers, as the Wild are averaging 4.64 penalties per game, fourth-most in the NHL. The visitors’ 12.33 penalty minutes a game ranks first-highest.
The home team has been penalized 3.51 times a game (5th-fewest in the league) for an average of 7.93 minutes (5th-fewest). The Wild’s 24.00% power play percentage ranks 12th in the league, while the Rangers are 15th with a conversion rate of 22.90%. When it comes to penalty killing, New York has the league’s 12th-ranked PK% at 80.00%, while Minnesota is 17th at 78.36%.
TOP PERFORMERS:
With 48 points this season, Kirill Kaprizov is the top skater for the Wild. He is among the league leaders with 23 goals (9th) and has added 25 assists. In the net, Gustavsson (9-5-1) is Minnesota’s top goaltender by goals against average. He has a 2.25 GAA, third-best in the league, and a .924% save percentage, fourth-best.
Marc-Andre Fleury (13-8-2) leads the Wild in games played in goal. He has a GAA of 2.94 and a save percentage of .901%. Panarin and Mika Zibanejad lead the Rangers in scoring with 45 and 44 points, respectively.
Panarin has 11 goals and 34 assists (6th) in 41 games, while Zibanejad has 19 goals and 25 assists. Shesterkin (18-6-6) is the top goalie for New York with a goals against average of 2.48. He has a save percentage of .916%.
HOME AND AWAY
Minnesota is 10-6-2 on the road this season. New York is 9-7-4 at home this season.
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