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National Hockey League
Minnesota 5, NY Rangers 4
When: 8:00 PM ET, Saturday, November 4, 2023
Where: Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Referees: Tom Chmielewski, Carter Sandlak
Linesmen: Ryan Daisy, Brad Kovachik
Attendance: 18678

Mats Zuccarello had a goal and an assist, and the Minnesota Wild rallied for a 5-4 win over the visiting New York Rangers in the shootout round Saturday night in St. Paul, Minn.

Ryan Hartman, Joel Eriksson Ek and Marco Rossi also scored in regulation time for Minnesota, which snapped a four-game losing streak.

New York earned a point in the standings but saw its NHL-leading six-game winning streak come to an end. Jimmy Vesey, Artemi Panarin, Erik Gustafsson and Chris Kreider each scored during regulation time for the Rangers.

Wild goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 13 of 14 shots in regulation and overtime to earn the win. Fleury stymied Rangers forward Vincent Trocheck in the shootout round to end the game.

Rangers goaltender Jonathan Quick stopped 36 of 40 shots in regulation and overtime. Quick gave up a decisive goal against Wild forward Matt Boldy in the shootout round.

The Wild fell behind 3-0 in the early going and erased a 3-2 deficit entering the third period.

Zuccarello evened the score at 3-3 for Minnesota with 18:19 to go in the third period. He scored from the front right side of the crease off a pass from Jonas Brodin.

The Wild seized a 4-3 lead with 14:40 left in the third period. Rossi slammed a one-timer from the slot off a pass from Kirill Kaprizov.

New York evened the score at 4-4 less than 90 seconds later. Kreider scored on a deflection for his eighth goal of the season and his third in as many games.

The Rangers stormed out to a 3-0 lead in the first seven minutes of the opening period. Vesey, Panarin and Gustafsson each scored to force Minnesota to make a change in net.

Wild coach Dean Evason had seen enough by that point. He sent in veteran netminder Fleury to replace starter Filip Gustavsson, who gave up three goals on four shots.

Minnesota cut the deficit to 3-1 with 14:03 remaining in the second period. Hartman notched his seventh goal when he punched in a rebound near the front of the crease.

The Wild pulled within 3-2 only 29 seconds later. Brock Faber fed Eriksson Ek for a goal.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
NY Rangers   Minnesota
Erik Gustafsson 2 Points Mats Zuccarello 2
Erik Gustafsson 1 Goals Mats Zuccarello 1
Erik Gustafsson 1 Assists Mats Zuccarello 1
N/A Power Play Goals N/A
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Jonathan Quick .897 Save Percentage Marc-Andre Fleury .929
Jonathan Quick 35 Saves Marc-Andre Fleury 13
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
NY Rangers 18 4 0-1 4-4 8 29
Minnesota 39 5 0-4 1-1 2 20
Upcoming Games
  • Minnesota will play their next game on the road against NY Islanders. The Wild have a W/L % of .250 after a win and .429 after a loss.
  • NY Rangers will play their next game at home against Detroit. The Rangers have a W/L % of .625 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.