MINNESOTA WILD NOTES:
SERIES NOTES
NEW YORK RANGERS
All-Time Wild Record: 14-14-3 (8-7-2 at Xcel Energy
Center, 6-7-1 at New York)
2022-23:The Wild fell 7-3 to New York in the season opener (10/13) at Xcel Energy Center…RW Matt Boldy (2-0=2) led Minnesota with two points…RW Mats Zuccarello (1-0=1) also scored a goal…G MarcAndre Fleury stopped 28-of-35 shots faced…LW Artemi Panarin (1-3=4) led New York with four points…LW Alexis Lafrenière (0-2=2), C Vincent Trocheck (1-1=2), LW Chris Kreider (2-0=2) and C Mika Zibanejad (0-2=2) all had two points…G Igor Shesterkin stopped 33-of-36 shots faced.
WILD LEADERS: D Alex Goligoski leads Minnesota with 15 points (2-13=15) in 28 games against the Rangers…LW Marcus Foligno owns 13 points (4-9=13) in 23 matches…D Matt Dumba has 10 points (4-6=10) in 13 contests.
WILD GOALIES: Fleury is 33-20-9 with a 2.83 GAA, a .906 SV% and four shutouts in 63 career games (62 starts) against the Rangers…G Filip Gustavsson is 0-1-0 with a 2.05 GAA and a .939 SV% in one career start (2/20/22).
RANGERS LEADERS: Panarin leads New York with 22 points (6-16=22) in 18 games against the Wild… Zibanejad has 11 points (6-5=11) in 16 games. D Jacob Trouba owns 10 points (2-8=10) in 27 contests.
RANGERS GOALIES: G Jaroslav Halak is 5-3-4 with a 2.12 GAA, a .925 SV% and two shutouts in 14 career starts against Minnesota… Shesterkin is 1-1-0 with a 3.04 GAA and a .914 SV% in one start.
FAST FACTS: Minnesota is on a five-game point streak at Madison Square Garden (4-0-1), outscoring the Rangers 20-11.…The Wild is 8-5-1 in its last 14 games against the Rangers in Saint Paul, with seven of those games decided by one goal.
NEW YORK RANGERS NOTES:
LAST GAME
New Jersey Devils 4, New York Rangers 3 – OVERTIME – January 7, 2023 – Prudential Center
NYR Goals: J. Vesey (7), J. Gauthier (6), C. Kreider (19)
NJD Goals: J. Hughes (25, 26), J. Bratt (15), D. Severson (3)
NYR Goalie: I. Shesterkin (OTL – 39/43)
NJD Goalie: V. Vanecek (W – 31/34)
NYR Shots: 34
NJD Shots: 43
NYR PP: 0/2
NYR PK: 3/4
RECAP/NOTES: The Blueshirts extended their point streak to five games but fell in overtime to the Devils on Saturday afternoon in New Jersey. On the road, the Rangers have now earned a point in eight of their last nine contests (6-1-2) and 15 of their last 18 games (12-3-3) away from home. Jimmy Vesey scored his seventh goal of the year and Julien Gauthier scored his sixth in the overtime loss.
RANGERS RUNDOWN
- The New York Rangers begin a three-game homestand, when they complete their season-series with Minnesota on Tuesday at Madison Square Garden (7:00 PM ET – TV: MSG Network – Radio: ESPN 98.7 FM). The Blueshirts will play nine of their next 11 games at home.
- The Blueshirts have earned points in five-straight games (3-0-2) and are 4-1-2 in their last seven games. New York has points in 13 of its last 15 games (11-2-2). Since November 30, the Rangers rank fourth in the NHL in points (27).
- At home, New York has won five of its last six games dating back to December 5. In that span, the Rangers’ .833 point percentage at home ranks third in the league while their 3.83 GF/GP ranks fifth.
- The Blueshirts reached the halfway point in the season with a 22-12-7 record for 51 points, tied for their 10th most points through the halfway point in franchise history. Since 2011-12, the Rangers have had 51 or more points through the halfway point on five occasions.
- The Rangers are 7-3-1 against Central Division teams this season and 11-5-3 against Western Conference foes. – New York has scored four or more goals in three of their last four games and on the year is 15-0-0 when scoring four or more goals in a game. Only two other teams (VGK, ARI) are undefeated this season when scoring 4+ goals.
- New York ranks third in the NHL in third period goals (53) and fourth in third-period goal differential (+14).
- Heading into the third period tied, the Rangers are 9-1-5, tied for the most such wins in the NHL.
- The Rangers defensemen group has collected 102 points and 82 assists, both the second most in the NHL.
UPCOMING GAMES (ALL TIMES ET)
DATE/TIME OPPONENT/LOCATION TV RADIO
Jan. 12/7:00 PM Dallas/MSG MSG Network ESPN 98.7 FM
Jan. 15/5:00 PM Montreal/MSG MSG Network ESPN 98.7 FM
Jan. 16/7:00 PM Columbus/Nationwide Arena MSG Network ESPN 98.7 FM
Jan. 19/7:00 PM Boston/MSG MSG Network ESPN 98.7 FM
Jan. 23/7:00 PM Florida/MSG MSG Network ESPN 98.7 FM
LAST FIVE GAMES
DATE OPPONENT RESULT
Jan. 7 at New Jersey OTL, 4-3
Jan. 5 at Montreal W, 4-1
Jan. 3 Carolina W, 5-3
Jan. 1 at Florida W, 5-3
Dec. 29 at Tampa Bay SOL, 2-1
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
January 6 – Gustav Rydahl re-assigned to Hartford
January 5 – Gustav Rydahl recalled from Hartford
January 4 – Jimmy Vesey re-signed to two-year contract extension
December 9 – Ryan Carpenter re-assigned to Hartford.
December 5 – Jonny Brodzinski recalled from Hartford
ALL-TIME RECORD 17-14-0-0 (34 PTS)
2022-23 1-0-0
2021-22 0-2-0
NYR HOME 8-6-0-0 (16 PTS)
NYR AWAY 9-8-0-0 (18 PTS)
LAST FIVE MEETINGS 3-2-0
LEADING SCORER(S) – CURRENT RANGERS IN CAREER G: Kreider (8) – A: Panarin (16) – Pts: Panarin (22)
LEADING SCORER(S) – ALL-TIME IN GAMES W/NYR G: Kreider (8) – A: McDonagh (10) – Pts: McDonagh (12)
