Overview
- Danila Yurov scored his first NHL goal at 8:16 of the third period, jamming in a rebound off Marcus Johansson’s wraparound to break a 1-1 tie.
- Artemi Panarin ended the Rangers’ home goal drought just 57 seconds in, avoiding a 1928-29 Pittsburgh Pirates record, before Jonas Brodin tied it for Minnesota in the first.
- Filip Gustavsson made 23 saves, including a late glove stop on Mika Zibanejad, while Igor Shesterkin turned aside 29 shots in defeat.
- Kirill Kaprizov sealed the result with an empty-netter as Minnesota snapped a three-game skid; New York remained winless at Madison Square Garden at 0-4-0.
- Wild coach John Hynes held out Marco Rossi and Zach Bogosian with lower-body injuries on a day-to-day basis, ending Rossi’s 173-game ironman streak; next up are the Devils for Minnesota and the Sharks for New York.