Score Of The Wild Hockey Game
The Minnesota Wild hosted the New York Rangers on Thursday night at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota. The Wild came into the game with a record of 27-23-6, while the Rangers were 30-24-4. Both teams were looking to improve their playoff positioning in their respective conferences.
First Period
The Wild got off to a slow start, as the Rangers took an early lead on a goal by Ryan Strome just over six minutes into the game. The Wild responded quickly, however, as Jason Zucker scored just over a minute later to tie the game at 1-1.
The rest of the period was evenly matched, with both teams trading chances but unable to score. The period ended with the score tied at 1-1.
Second Period
The second period saw a flurry of goals, as both teams traded scores early on. The Rangers took the lead just over two minutes into the period on a goal by Pavel Buchnevich. The Wild responded quickly, however, as Kevin Fiala scored just over a minute later to tie the game at 2-2.
The Rangers regained the lead just over two minutes later on a goal by Artemi Panarin, but once again the Wild answered back, as Joel Eriksson Ek scored just over a minute later to tie the game at 3-3.
The rest of the period saw both teams trading chances, but no more goals were scored. The period ended with the score tied at 3-3.
Third Period
The third period started off tightly contested, with both teams battling for the go-ahead goal. The Rangers finally broke through just over six minutes into the period, as Tony DeAngelo scored to give the Rangers a 4-3 lead.
The Wild continued to battle, but were unable to tie the game. The Rangers' Mika Zibanejad put the game out of reach with an empty-net goal with just under a minute left to play. The game ended with the Rangers winning 5-3.
Conclusion
The Rangers came away with a hard-fought victory against the Wild, inching them closer to a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. The Wild, on the other hand, missed an opportunity to move up in the standings in the Western Conference. Both teams will look to bounce back in their next game as the playoff race heats up.
