nhl Game Recap
Rangers Fall 5-4 Against Minnesota - Game Recap
The Rangers came up short Saturday against the Wild, falling 5-4 in a shootout.
Bettors who backed the Wild were rewarded as -115 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 6.0.
Minnesota got goals from Ryan Hartman, Marco Rossi, Joel Eriksson Ek, and Mats Zuccarello in the victory. Hartman opened the scoring at 5:57 of the second period.
Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 13 of 14 New York shots in the victory.
New York got goals from Jimmy Vesey, Artemi Panarin, Chris Kreider, and Erik Gustafsson in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Jonathan Quick stopped 36 of 40 shots for the Rangers, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Minnesota scored 0 times on 4 chances on the power play, while New York went 0-for-1 with the man advantage.
Minnesota outshot New York 40-18 in the game.
Next game, Minnesota takes its act on the road to face New York looking for another win. For New York, they head home to face Detroit.