New York Rangers at Minnesota Wild

Tuesday, March 27, 2012, 8:00 PM ET Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul Regular Season Final

Final score

The New York Rangers beat the Minnesota Wild 3–2 on Tuesday, March 27, 2012 on the road.

Final score, New York Rangers at Minnesota Wild
Team	Goals	2011-2012 record
New York Rangers	3	51-24-7
at Minnesota Wild	2	35-36-11

Goals by period

Goals by period, New York Rangers at Minnesota Wild
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New York Rangers	1	1	1	3
Minnesota Wild	0	2	0	2

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, New York Rangers at Minnesota Wild
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New York Rangers	13	9	10	32
Minnesota Wild	6	13	7	26

Three stars

R. McDonagh, New York Rangers (2 assists)
M. Scandella, Minnesota Wild (1 assist)
K. Brodziak, Minnesota Wild (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, New York Rangers at Minnesota Wild. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	11:23	New York Rangers	Brian Boyle (1)	Brandon Dubinsky (1), Anton Stralman (1)	Even strength	NYR 1, MIN 0
2nd	03:05	Minnesota Wild	Kyle Brodziak (1)	Cal Clutterbuck (1), Marco Scandella (1)	Power play	NYR 1, MIN 1
2nd	07:58	New York Rangers	Marian Gaborik (1)	Brad Richards (1), Ryan McDonagh (1)	Even strength	NYR 2, MIN 1
2nd	11:52	Minnesota Wild	Mikko Koivu (1)	Dany Heatley (1), Devin Setoguchi (1)	Power play	NYR 2, MIN 2
3rd	13:37	New York Rangers	Ruslan Fedotenko (1)	Ryan McDonagh (2), Dan Girardi (1)	Even strength	NYR 3, MIN 2

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Team stats, New York Rangers at Minnesota Wild
Stat	New York Rangers	Minnesota Wild
Shots on goal	32	26
Power play	0 of 4	2 of 2
Penalty minutes	4	8
Hits	30	12
Blocked shots	16	9
Giveaways	2	3
Takeaways	3	4
Faceoffs won	29/49 (59.2%)	20/49 (40.8%)

Box score

New York Rangers

New York Rangers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 B. Prust	L	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	1	0		09:12
Number 10 M. Gaborik	R	1	0	1	+2	0	3	1	0	0		19:40
Number 17 B. Dubinsky	C	0	1	1	+1	0	3	2	1	0	50%	18:55
Number 19 B. Richards	C	0	1	1	+1	0	5	0	0	0	69.2%	20:08
Number 21 D. Stepan	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	2	0	40%	21:22
Number 22 B. Boyle	C	1	0	1	+2	2	6	5	1	0	66.7%	17:10
Number 24 R. Callahan	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	1	0		21:33
Number 26 R. Fedotenko	L	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0	0		13:39
Number 34 J. Mitchell	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	66.7%	07:17
Number 42 A. Anisimov	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	50%	13:26
Number 62 C. Hagelin	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1	3	0	0		15:24
Number 71 M. Rupp	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		07:19
Number 4 M. Del Zotto	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		25:14
Number 5 D. Girardi	D	0	1	1	+3	0	3	2	1	0		24:07
Number 18 M. Staal	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0		12:28
Number 27 R. McDonagh	D	0	2	2	+2	0	0	1	3	0		21:46
Number 32 A. Stralman	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	4	0		19:45
Number 41 S. Bickel	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		10:01

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 H. Lundqvist	26	24	2	.923	60:00	Win

Minnesota Wild

Minnesota Wild skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 M. Koivu	C	1	0	1	-2	0	5	1	0	1	44.4%	19:43
Number 10 D. Setoguchi	R	0	1	1	-2	2	2	1	0	0		17:46
Number 14 D. Powe	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	0		17:04
Number 15 D. Heatley	L	0	1	1	-2	0	1	1	0	0	100%	19:31
Number 19 S. Veilleux	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0		09:38
Number 21 K. Brodziak	C	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	1	31.6%	19:19
Number 22 C. Clutterbuck	R	0	1	1	-1	0	2	2	0	0		16:12
Number 25 N. Johnson	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		14:14
Number 26 E. Christensen	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	100%	11:24
Number 36 C. Rau	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	25%	11:22
Number 41 J. Ortmeyer	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0		08:29
Number 43 W. Peters	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	0	0	33.3%	08:32
Number 4 C. Stoner	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1	0		21:43
Number 6 M. Scandella	D	0	1	1	-1	2	1	1	1	0		23:26
Number 20 K. Foster	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		12:46
Number 38 S. Kampfer	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		16:44
Number 39 N. Prosser	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	2	0		22:06
Number 77 T. Gilbert	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	2	0		23:23

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 37 J. Harding	32	29	3	.906	58:38	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, New York Rangers at Minnesota Wild
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	09:03	Minnesota Wild	Marco Scandella	Holding	2
1st	15:50	Minnesota Wild	Devin Setoguchi	Boarding	2
1st	19:09	Minnesota Wild	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
2nd	02:09	New York Rangers	Brian Boyle	Delaying game puck over glass	2
2nd	11:14	New York Rangers	Marc Staal	Interference	2
2nd	15:35	Minnesota Wild	Warren Peters	Hooking	2

Game information

New York Rangers head coach: John Tortorella
Minnesota Wild head coach: Mike Yeo
Referees: Wes McCauley, Gord Dwyer
Linesmen: Lonnie Cameron, Ryan Galloway
New York Rangers scratches: Jeff Woywitka, Steve Eminger, Chad Kolarik, John Scott, Tim Erixon, Mats Zuccarello
Minnesota Wild scratches: Matt Cullen, Matt Kassian, Justin Falk, Jared Spurgeon

Other NHL games on Mar 27

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Matchup	Status	Details
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 0	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Toronto Maple Leafs, Tue, Mar 27, 2012
Chicago Blackhawks 1 at New Jersey Devils 2	Final/SO	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at New Jersey Devils, Tue, Mar 27, 2012
New York Islanders 5 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Pittsburgh Penguins, Tue, Mar 27, 2012
Buffalo Sabres 5 at Washington Capitals 1	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals, Tue, Mar 27, 2012
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Boston Bruins 5	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Boston Bruins, Tue, Mar 27, 2012
Florida Panthers 3 at Montreal Canadiens 2	Final/SO	Game page: Florida Panthers at Montreal Canadiens, Tue, Mar 27, 2012
Nashville Predators 0 at St. Louis Blues 3	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at St. Louis Blues, Tue, Mar 27, 2012

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