The Minnesota Wild and New York Rangers face off on Tuesday in an NHL showdown at Madison Square Garden. When these two teams faced off in September it was the Rangers that secured the 7-3 victory.
The Wild come into this game with a 22-14-3 record overall and they have gone 10-6-2 away from home. In the last game against the St. Louis Blues, the Wild failed to score any goals and that led to the 3-0 defeat. The Wild are averaging 3.15 goals while their defense is giving up 2.86 goals per game. The offense is ranked 17th in the league and they need to find a way to get the offense going here. Kirill Kaprizov has been the top player for the Wild scoring 23 goals and adding 25 assists.
The Rangers come into this game with a 22-12-7 record overall and they have gone 9-7-4 at home. The Rangers have won three of their last four games, but the one loss came in the last game. In the last game against the New Jersey Devils, it took overtime, but they were defeated 4-3. They were up 3-1 heading into the third period, but gave up two goals. The Rangers are averaging 3.24 goals while their defense is giving up 2.71 goals per game. Artemi Panarin has scored 11 goals and added 34 assists so far this season. There are five different players that have at least 30 points.
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