New York Rangers at Minnesota Wild
· Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Minnesota Wild beat the New York Rangers 5–2 on Thursday, December 17, 2015 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, New York Rangers at Minnesota Wild
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| New York Rangers |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| Minnesota Wild |
1 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, New York Rangers at Minnesota Wild
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| New York Rangers |
5 |
9 |
9 |
23 |
| Minnesota Wild |
5 |
15 |
15 |
35 |
Three stars
- M. Koivu, Minnesota Wild (2 goals, 1 assist)
- M. Dumba, Minnesota Wild (1 goal)
- J. Pominville, 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 |
08:27 |
Minnesota Wild |
Mikko Koivu (7) |
Thomas Vanek (13), Zach Parise (9) |
Even strength |
NYR 0, MIN 1 |
| 2nd |
17:30 |
Minnesota Wild |
Mathew Dumba (5) |
Nino Niederreiter (6), Mikael Granlund (16) |
Power play |
NYR 0, MIN 2 |
| 2nd |
19:51 |
New York Rangers |
Dominic Moore (3) |
Emerson Etem (3), Tanner Glass (1) |
Even strength |
NYR 1, MIN 2 |
| 3rd |
09:38 |
Minnesota Wild |
Jason Pominville (4) |
Mikko Koivu (20), Ryan Suter (18) |
Power play |
NYR 1, MIN 3 |
| 3rd |
10:18 |
Minnesota Wild |
Chris Porter (2) |
Justin Fontaine (5), Ryan Suter (19) |
Even strength |
NYR 1, MIN 4 |
| 3rd |
16:23 |
New York Rangers |
Ryan McDonagh (5) |
J.T. Miller (10), Jesper Fast (5) |
Even strength |
NYR 2, MIN 4 |
| 3rd |
17:43 |
Minnesota Wild |
Mikko Koivu (8) |
Ryan Carter (2), Charlie Coyle (8) |
Even strength |
NYR 2, MIN 5 |
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 |
23 |
35 |
| Power play |
0 of 2 |
2 of 3 |
| Penalty minutes |
8 |
6 |
| Hits |
22 |
15 |
| Blocked shots |
10 |
11 |
| Giveaways |
10 |
6 |
| Takeaways |
3 |
4 |
| Faceoffs won |
25/53 (47.2%) |
28/53 (52.8%) |
Box score
New York Rangers
New York Rangers skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 10 J. Miller |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
42.9% |
15:37 |
| Number 13 K. Hayes |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
33.3% |
13:59 |
| Number 15 T. Glass |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
12:46 |
| Number 16 D. Brassard |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
42.1% |
17:21 |
| Number 19 J. Fast |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:52 |
| Number 20 C. Kreider |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
17:56 |
| Number 24 O. Lindberg |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
66.7% |
12:39 |
| Number 25 V. Stalberg |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
10:47 |
| Number 28 D. Moore |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
56.3% |
14:25 |
| Number 36 M. Zuccarello |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:07 |
| Number 61 R. Nash |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:44 |
| Number 96 E. Etem |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:50 |
| Number 6 D. McIlrath |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:52 |
| Number 18 M. Staal |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
22:23 |
| Number 22 D. Boyle |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:53 |
| Number 27 R. McDonagh |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
24:02 |
| Number 76 B. Skjei |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
15:17 |
| Number 93 K. Yandle |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
21:33 |
New York Rangers goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 30 H. Lundqvist |
31 |
27 |
4 |
.871 |
46:10 |
Loss |
| Number 32 A. Raanta |
4 |
3 |
1 |
.750 |
13:49 |
|
Minnesota Wild
Minnesota Wild skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 3 C. Coyle |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
12.5% |
14:42 |
| Number 7 C. Porter |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:22 |
| Number 9 M. Koivu |
C |
2 |
1 |
3 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
58.8% |
19:03 |
| Number 11 Z. Parise |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:58 |
| Number 14 J. Fontaine |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:37 |
| Number 16 J. Zucker |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:29 |
| Number 18 R. Carter |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:08 |
| Number 19 J. Stoll |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
73.3% |
11:16 |
| Number 22 N. Niederreiter |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:13 |
| Number 26 T. Vanek |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:17 |
| Number 29 J. Pominville |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
16:08 |
| Number 64 M. Granlund |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
46.2% |
15:34 |
| Number 6 M. Scandella |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
22:18 |
| Number 20 R. Suter |
D |
0 |
2 |
2 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
28:43 |
| Number 24 M. Dumba |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
14:19 |
| Number 25 J. Brodin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
18:38 |
| Number 39 N. Prosser |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
09:46 |
| Number 46 J. Spurgeon |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
23:41 |
Minnesota Wild goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 40 D. Dubnyk |
23 |
21 |
2 |
.913 |
60:00 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, New York Rangers at Minnesota Wild
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
08:52 |
New York Rangers |
Dylan McIlrath |
Interference |
2 |
| 2nd |
10:34 |
Minnesota Wild |
Jarret Stoll |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
15:40 |
New York Rangers |
Dan Boyle |
Hooking |
2 |
| 3rd |
09:20 |
New York Rangers |
Brady Skjei |
Holding |
2 |
| 3rd |
11:05 |
Minnesota Wild |
Nino Niederreiter |
Interference goalkeeper |
2 |
| 3rd |
18:10 |
New York Rangers |
Dylan McIlrath |
Roughing |
2 |
| 3rd |
18:10 |
Minnesota Wild |
Charlie Coyle |
Roughing |
2 |
Game information
- New York Rangers head coach
- Alain Vigneault
- Minnesota Wild head coach
- Mike Yeo
- Referees
- Brian Pochmara, Ghislain Hebert
- Linesmen
- Scott Driscoll, Kiel Murchison
- New York Rangers scratches
- Kevin Klein, Dan Girardi, Derek Stepan
- Minnesota Wild scratches
- Tyson Strachan, Niklas Backstrom, Erik Haula
Other NHL games on Dec 17
Other NHL games on Thursday, December 17, 2015
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Anaheim Ducks
0
 at Buffalo Sabres
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Buffalo Sabres, Thu, Dec 17, 2015
|
 Florida Panthers
5
 at New Jersey Devils
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Florida Panthers at New Jersey Devils, Thu, Dec 17, 2015
|
 Vancouver Canucks
0
 at Philadelphia Flyers
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, Dec 17, 2015
|
 San Jose Sharks
5
 at Toronto Maple Leafs
4
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: San Jose Sharks at Toronto Maple Leafs, Thu, Dec 17, 2015
|
 Los Angeles Kings
3
 at Montreal Canadiens
0
|
Final
|
Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Montreal Canadiens, Thu, Dec 17, 2015
|
 Nashville Predators
1
 at St. Louis Blues
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Nashville Predators at St. Louis Blues, Thu, Dec 17, 2015
|
 Edmonton Oilers
0
 at Chicago Blackhawks
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Chicago Blackhawks, Thu, Dec 17, 2015
|
 Calgary Flames
3
 at Dallas Stars
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Calgary Flames at Dallas Stars, Thu, Dec 17, 2015
|
 New York Islanders
1
 at Colorado Avalanche
2
|
Final
|
Game page: New York Islanders at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, Dec 17, 2015
|
 Columbus Blue Jackets
7
 at Arizona Coyotes
5
|
Final
|
Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Arizona Coyotes, Thu, Dec 17, 2015
|
Sources and further reading
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