
New York Rangers at Minnesota Wild
· National Hockey LeagueBraden Schneider scores in overtime to give the Rangers a 3-2 victory over the Wild

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.
Wild: Minnesota played the third game of a seven-game homestand in a stretch of 10 home games in an 11-game span
NYR lead series 1-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 2nd Period 6:45 | Vincent Trocheck Goal (18) Wrist Shot, assists: Will Cuylle (18), K'Andre Miller (13) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 3:55 | Marcus Johansson Goal (6) Snap Shot, assists: Gustav Nyquist (13), Jared Spurgeon (18) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 6:38 | Jonny Brodzinski Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Zac Jones (10), Matt Rempe (3) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 8:42 | Frederick Gaudreau Goal (15) Wrist Shot, assists: Ryan Hartman (12), Jared Spurgeon (19) |
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Goal | 4th Period 1:51 | Braden Schneider Goal (5) Backhand, assists: Artemi Panarin (41), J.T. Miller (36) |
Statistics
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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 |
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Marcus Johansson, LW | Day-To-Day | Apr 25 |
Troy Grosenick, G | Injured Reserve | Oct 7 |
New York Rangers Injuries
NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
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Adam Edstrom, C | Injured Reserve | Apr 21 |
Braden Schneider, D | Out | Apr 21 |
Chris Kreider, LW | Out | Apr 21 |
Carson Soucy, D | Out | Apr 17 |
Arthur Kaliyev, RW | Out | Mar 18 |
Game Information
Xcel Energy Center
Location: Saint Paul, MN
Attendance: 18,976 | Capacity:

Location: Saint Paul, MN
Attendance: 18,976 | Capacity:
2024-25 Metropolitan Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
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51 | 22 | 111 | 9 |
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47 | 30 | 99 | 5 |
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42 | 33 | 91 | 7 |
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40 | 33 | 89 | 9 |
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39 | 36 | 85 | 7 |
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35 | 35 | 82 | 12 |
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34 | 36 | 80 | 12 |
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33 | 39 | 76 | 10 |
2024-25 Central Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
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56 | 22 | 116 | 4 |
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50 | 26 | 106 | 6 |
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49 | 29 | 102 | 4 |
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45 | 30 | 97 | 7 |
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44 | 30 | 96 | 8 |
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38 | 31 | 89 | 13 |
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30 | 44 | 68 | 8 |
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25 | 46 | 61 | 11 |