The New York Rangers (9-2-1) take on the Minnesota Wild (5-5-2) at Madison Square Garden on Thursday, November 9 at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN+, MSG, BSN, and BSWIX. The Rangers knocked off the Detroit Red Wings 5-3 in their last outing, while the Wild are coming off a 4-2 victory over the New York Islanders.
Rangers vs. Wild Game Info
- Game Day: Thursday, November 9, 2023
- Game Time: 7:00 PM ET
- TV: Bally Sports (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Rangers and Wild Stats, Key Players, and Injuries
Rangers Insights
- The Rangers’ 39 total goals (3.2 per game) make them the 12th-ranked scoring team in the league.
- Defensively, the Rangers have been one of the stingiest squads in league action, allowing 26 total goals (just 2.2 per game) to rank third.
- They have the league’s fifth-best goal differential at +13.
- The 14 power-play goals the Rangers have put up this season (fourth-most in the NHL) have come on 41 power-play chances.
- The Rangers’ 34.15% power-play conversion rate ranks second-best in the league.
- The Rangers have scored one shorthanded goal this season.
- The Rangers have the league’s ninth-best penalty-kill percentage (86.05%).
- The Rangers win the second-highest percentage of faceoffs in the NHL, 54.9%.
- The Rangers have an 11.8% shooting percentage as a team, which ranks sixth in the league.
- The Rangers have shut out opponents once this season. As a team, they are averaging 16 hits and 18.3 blocked shots per game.
Rangers Key Players
- A productive offensive player this season for New York, Artemi Panarin has recorded 20 points.
- Chris Kreider has nine goals and three assists for New York to compile 12 total points (one per game).
- Adam Fox has created 11 points for New York in 10 games this season, scoring on 20% of his shots and recording three goals and eight assists.
- In the five games Jonathan Quick has played this season, his save percentage is .936, the seventh-best in the league.
Rangers Injuries
Igor Shesterkin: Undisclosed (Questionable), Adam Fox: Lower Body (Out), Filip Chytil: Upper Body (Out)
Wild Insights
- The Wild are eighth in the NHL in scoring (43 goals, 3.6 per game).
- The Wild give up four goals per game (48 in total), 31st in the league.
- They have the 23rd-ranked goal differential in the league at -5.
- The Wild have seven power-play goals (on 46 chances), 18th in the NHL.
- The Wild’s power-play percentage (15.22) ranks them 23rd in the league.
- This season, the Wild have two shorthanded goals (fourth in NHL).
- At 66.67, the Wild have the 32nd-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
- The Wild win 45.5% of faceoffs, 29th-ranked in the NHL.
- The Wild’s 11.4% shooting percentage is ninth in the league.
- This season, the Wild have shut out their opponents once.
Wild Key Players
- Mats Zuccarello has collected three goals and 10 assists in 12 games for Minnesota, good for 13 points.
- Joel Eriksson Ek has collected 13 points this season, with seven goals and six assists.
- Kirill Kaprizov is a key contributor on offense for Minnesota with four goals and eight assists.
- Marc-Andre Fleury is 3-2-1 on the season, giving up 16 goals (2.7 goals against average) and collecting 144 saves with a .900 save percentage (39th in the league).
Wild Injuries
Sam Hentges: Undisclosed (Out), Caedan Bankier: Undisclosed (Out), Michael Milne: Undisclosed (Out), Frederick Gaudreau: Upper Body (Questionable), Jared Spurgeon: Upper Body (Out), Alex Goligoski: Lower Body (Out)