nhl Game Recap
New York Rangers vs Minnesota Wild Wrap - New York Wins 4-3
New York earned a 4-3 victory over Minnesota on Thursday, but needed a shootout to do it at Xcel Energy Center.
Bettors who backed the Rangers were rewarded as +115 underdogs at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 6.5.
New York got goals from Artemi Panarin, Pavel Buchnevich, and Mika Zibanejad in the victory. Panarin opened the scoring at 11:52 of the first period.
Alexandar Georgiev stopped 23 of 26 Minnesota shots in the victory.
Minnesota got goals from Jonas Brodin, Ryan Donato, and Jordan Greenway in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Minnesota got a 28-stop effort from Alex Stalock in the loss.
On the power play, New York went 0-for-1, while the Wild were 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
Minnesota lost the shots on goal battle to New York by a margin of 31-26.
New York heads into a battle against the Blue Jackets. Minnesota, meanwhile, will have their next action against San Jose.