New York Rangers at Minnesota Wild

Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul Regular Season Final

Final score

The New York Rangers beat the Minnesota Wild 3–2 on Saturday, March 18, 2017 on the road.

Final score, New York Rangers at Minnesota Wild
Team Goals 2016-2017 record
New York Rangers 3 48-28-6
at Minnesota Wild 2 49-25-8

Goals by period

Goals by period, New York Rangers at Minnesota Wild
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
New York Rangers 1 2 0 3
Minnesota Wild 1 0 1 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 9 13 8 30
Minnesota Wild 12 7 8 27

Three stars

  1. R. McDonagh, New York Rangers
  2. O. Lindberg, New York Rangers (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. E. Staal, 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 12:54 Minnesota Wild Eric Staal (24) Martin Hanzal (15), Mathew Dumba (20) Even strength NYR 0, MIN 1
1st 16:01 New York Rangers Brady Skjei (4) Mats Zuccarello (37), Adam Clendening (9) Even strength NYR 1, MIN 1
2nd 07:46 New York Rangers Oscar Lindberg (6) J.T. Miller (32) Even strength NYR 2, MIN 1
2nd 17:34 New York Rangers Jimmy Vesey (15) Oscar Lindberg (11), Pavel Buchnevich (11) Even strength NYR 3, MIN 1
3rd 04:51 Minnesota Wild Mathew Dumba (9) Zach Parise (16), Charlie Coyle (32) Power play 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 30 27
Power play 0 of 3 1 of 3
Penalty minutes 8 8
Hits 14 12
Blocked shots 16 16
Giveaways 2 6
Takeaways 7 7
Faceoffs won 32/60 (53.3%) 28/60 (46.7%)

Box score

New York Rangers

New York Rangers skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 10 J. Miller C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 0 0 33.3% 13:56
Number 13 K. Hayes R 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 36.4% 14:32
Number 19 J. Fast R 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 2 0 14:16
Number 20 C. Kreider L 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 18:14
Number 21 D. Stepan C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 52.4% 18:41
Number 24 O. Lindberg L 1 1 2 +2 0 3 0 0 0 42.9% 09:59
Number 26 J. Vesey L 1 0 1 +1 0 2 1 1 0 11:50
Number 36 M. Zuccarello R 0 1 1 +1 0 0 3 2 0 18:47
Number 40 M. Grabner L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 13:58
Number 61 R. Nash L 0 0 0 +1 2 4 0 0 0 15:06
Number 89 P. Buchnevich L 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 0 0 09:42
Number 93 M. Zibanejad C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 0 0 81.3% 17:24
Number 4 A. Clendening D 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 0 0 10:48
Number 18 M. Staal D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 4 1 0 21:08
Number 22 N. Holden D 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 22:11
Number 27 R. McDonagh D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 4 0 26:14
Number 42 B. Smith D 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 18:43
Number 76 B. Skjei D 1 0 1 +1 0 3 1 2 0 17:25
New York Rangers goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 32 A. Raanta 27 25 2 .926 60:00 Win

Minnesota Wild

Minnesota Wild skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 3 C. Coyle C 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 50% 13:49
Number 7 C. Stewart R 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 06:37
Number 9 M. Koivu C 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 1 0 50% 19:42
Number 10 J. Schroeder C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11:24
Number 11 Z. Parise L 0 1 1 -3 0 3 1 0 0 17:33
Number 12 E. Staal C 1 0 1 +1 2 6 0 1 0 40% 19:36
Number 16 J. Zucker L 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 17:52
Number 19 M. Hanzal C 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 72.7% 12:58
Number 22 N. Niederreiter R 0 0 0 +1 0 0 3 1 0 13:32
Number 29 J. Pominville R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 09:48
Number 56 E. Haula L 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 33.3% 12:41
Number 64 M. Granlund C 0 0 0 -3 2 2 1 0 0 18:57
Number 6 M. Scandella D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 19:38
Number 20 R. Suter D 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 28:06
Number 24 M. Dumba D 1 1 2 +1 0 2 0 0 1 21:40
Number 25 J. Brodin D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 1 0 15:08
Number 39 N. Prosser D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 3 0 09:29
Number 46 J. Spurgeon D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 4 0 24:17
Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 40 D. Dubnyk 30 27 3 .900 59:13 Loss

Penalties

Penalties, New York Rangers at Minnesota Wild
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 10:52 New York Rangers Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
1st 13:34 New York Rangers Brendan Smith Hooking 2
2nd 18:45 Minnesota Wild Eric Staal Slashing 2
3rd 03:45 New York Rangers Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
3rd 05:56 New York Rangers Rick Nash Roughing 2
3rd 05:56 Minnesota Wild Mikael Granlund Roughing 2
3rd 09:19 Minnesota Wild Erik Haula High sticking 2
3rd 17:14 Minnesota Wild Ryan Suter Slashing 2

Game information

New York Rangers head coach
Alain Vigneault
Minnesota Wild head coach
Bruce Boudreau
Referees
Wes McCauley, Kelly Sutherland
Linesmen
Ryan Galloway, Devin Berg
New York Rangers scratches
Henrik Lundqvist, Kevin Klein, Tanner Glass, Steven Kampfer, Brandon Pirri, Matt Puempel
Minnesota Wild scratches
Ryan White, Tyler Graovac, Gustav Olofsson, Christian Folin

2016-2017 season series

Every New York Rangers and Minnesota Wild game in the 2016-2017 season
Matchup Status Details
Minnesota Wild 7 at New York Rangers 4 Final Game page: Minnesota Wild at New York Rangers, Fri, Dec 23, 2016
New York Rangers 3 at Minnesota Wild 2 Final Game page: New York Rangers at Minnesota Wild, Sat, Mar 18, 2017

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