Wild vs Rangers Prediction

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09 November 2023

The Minnesota Wild will play the New York Rangers on Thursday night at Madison Square Garden in New York. Minnesota has won two games in a row, while New York has won seven of their last eight games.

Wild Preview

The Minnesota Wild are 5-5-2 this season after they defeated the New York Islanders by a score of 4-2 in their last game. Minnesota went into the third period tied at two, but they scored twice in the final frame for the win. The Wild out shot New York by a total of 31-29 and went 1-4 on the power play in the game. Minnesota defeated the Rangers by a score of 5-4 in the game prior to the Islanders. The Minnesota Wild are scoring 3.58 goals per game and they are allowing 4.00 goals against per game, while going 15.2% on the power play and 66.7% on the penalty kill. Joel Eriksson Ek has led the Wild this season with seven goals, six assists, and 40 shots on goal. The projected starting goalie for Minnesota is Filip Gustavsson, who is 2-3-1 this year with a 4.89 goals against average and a .871 save percentage.

Rangers Preview

The New York Rangers are 9-2-1 this year after they defeated the Detroit Red Wings by a score of 5-3 in their last game. New York led 5-0 in the second period and was able to hang on for the win in the third. The Rangers out shot Detroit by a total of 32-28 and went 2-3 on the power play in the game. New York’s only loss in their last eight games came against the Wild two games ago. The New York offense is scoring 3.25 goals per game and they are allowing 2.17 goals against per game, while going 34.1% on the power play and 86% on the penalty kill. Artemi Panarin has led the Rangers this year with seven goals, 13 assists, and 44 shots on goal. The projected starting goalie for New York is Igor Shesterkin, who is 6-2-0 this season with a 2.36 goals against average and a .913 save percentage.

New York Rangers Team Facts

The Rangers have lost each of their last six games following a home win.
The underdogs have covered the puck line in each of the last four games between the Wild and Rangers at Madison Square Garden.
The 'Over 1.5 Goals Period 1' market has hit in seven of the last eight games between the Wild and Rangers.
The underdogs have won the first period in each of the last four games between the Wild and Rangers at Madison Square Garden.

Minnesota Wild Team Facts

The Wild have lost each of their last six night games following a road win.
The Wild have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last six night games following a road win.
The underdogs have won the first period in each of the Wild's last four games at Madison Square Garden.
The 'Over 1.5 Goals Period 1' market has hit in each of the Wild's last seven games following a road win.

New York Rangers Player Prop Facts

Artemi Panarin has scored a goal in four of the Rangers' last five games.
Adam Fox has recorded at least one point in 12 of his last 13 appearances against Central Division opponents at Madison Square Garden.
Artemi Panarin has recorded at least one assist in each of the Rangers' last six games against Central Division opponents.
Chris Kreider ranks 1st in the league for Power Play Goals (6) this season.

Minnesota Wild Player Prop Facts

Matthew Boldy has recorded at least one point in eight of his last nine appearances against Metropolitan Division opponents.
Marcus Foligno has recorded at least one assist in each of the Wild's last four games against the Rangers.
Mats Zuccarello has scored a goal in each of the Wild's last three games against the Rangers.
Calen Addison has recorded three shots against the Rangers this season - equal-most against any opponent.

Matchup/League Facts

The New York Rangers ranks 8th in the league in penalty kill percentage this season (86.05%).
The New York Rangers ranks T1st in the league in short handed goals allowed this season (1).
The Minnesota Wild ranks 7th in the league for goals per game this season (3.58).
The Minnesota Wild ranks 32nd in the league for Period 1 goals allowed per game this season (1.67).

Pick

The Rangers have been red hot recently, but the one team that has beaten them in their last eight games is this Minnesota Wild team. The Wild have struggled defensively this year, allowing four goals against per game and they have allowed at least four goals in three of their last four games. New York is one of the best defensive teams in the league, only allowing 2.17 goals against per game and they have the special teams advantage in this matchup. Take the Rangers in this game.