Injured Rangers Look to Extend Winning Streak Against Struggling Wild

Rangers face Wild without key players due to injury, aiming for seventh win in a row despite adversities.

Despite being plagued by injuries, the New York Rangers are set to extend their winning streak as they face the Minnesota Wild. The Rangers have secured an 8-2-0 start, marking the second-best start after 10 games in franchise history.
Key players the Rangers will miss include goalie Igor Shesterkin, defenseman Adam Fox and forward Filip Chytil. Jonathan Quick will step in for Shesterkin, with Louis Domingue as back-up, while Connor Mackey has been called up from the AHL affiliate Hartford to fill Fox's position.
The Rangers' defensive structure has been praised by defenseman Jacob Trouba, who attributes their success to head coach Peter Laviolette. The coaching staff's strategies have been particularly effective, including their use of a 1-3-1 formation.
The Minnesota Wild, on the other hand, are facing a rough patch with four consecutive losses. Their performance has prompted coach Dean Evason to repeatedly shuffle the team's scoring lines, and he hints at more changes to come.
Expected to start for the Wild is goaltender Filip Gustavsson, who so far has a 4.48 goals-against average and an .882 save percentage this season. Evason urges the team's skaters to improve their efforts in assisting the goaltending.