NHL

Minnesota Wild at New York Rangers

Apr 2, 2025, 11:00 PM · National Hockey League
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

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

MIN NYR
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 Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Matt Rempe, C Day-To-Day Apr 3
Arthur Kaliyev, RW Out Mar 18
Adam Edstrom, C Injured Reserve Feb 4
Minnesota Wild Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Kirill Kaprizov, LW Injured Reserve Mar 30
David Jiricek, D Out Mar 28
Joel Eriksson Ek, C Injured Reserve Mar 27
Troy Grosenick, G Injured Reserve Oct 7

Game Information

Madison Square Garden
11:00 PM, Wed, Apr 2, 2025
Location: New York, NY
Attendance: 17,492 | Capacity:

2024-25 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Winnipeg 52 20 108 4
Dallas 50 21 104 4
Colorado 47 26 98 4
St. Louis 42 28 91 7
Minnesota 41 28 89 7
Utah 34 30 80 12
Nashville 27 41 62 8
Chicago 21 44 52 10

2024-25 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Washington 48 18 105 9
Carolina 46 24 96 4
New Jersey 40 29 87 7
NY Rangers 36 32 79 7
Columbus 34 31 77 9
NY Islanders 32 32 74 10
Pittsburgh 30 34 72 12
Philadelphia 31 36 71 9
Full Standings