Minnesota Wild @ New York Rangers, Friday 1-28-22, 7:00pm, Madison Square Garden

[MNSOTA]

https://thesportsdaily.com/2022/01/28/game-preview-minnesota-wild-vs-new-york-rangers-1-28-22-700pm-cst-at-madison-square-garden/

 

Minnesota Wild (25-10-3)  53pts  4th in the Central

3.82 Goals For Per Game (3rd in the NHL)

2.95 Goals Against Per Game (16th in the NHL)

17.7% Power Play (21st in the NHL)

80.0% Penalty Kill (17th in the NHL)

 

Top 5 Scorers:

1. #97 Kirill Kaprizov ~ 17G 32A = 49pts

2. #36 Mats Zuccarello ~ 12G 26A = 38pts

3. #38 Ryan Hartman ~ 18G 14A = 32pts

4. #22 Kevin Fiala ~ 11G 18A = 29pts

5. #17 Marcus Foligno ~ 17G 10A = 27pts

 

Top 3 PIM's:

1. #17 Marcus Foligno ~ 75 PIM's

2. #21 Brandon Duhaime ~ 56 PIM's

3. #38 Ryan Hartman ~ 42 PIM's

 

Top Goaltenders:

1. #33 Cam Talbot (16-8-1)  2.96GAA  .910%SP

2. #34 Kaapo Kahkonen (9-2-2)  2.50GAA  .921%SP

 

 

Vs.

 

 

New York Rangers ( 28-12-4)  60pts  3rd in the Metropolitan

 

3.00 Goals For Per Game (15th in the NHL)

2.59 Goals Against Per Game (4th in the NHL)

24.8% Power Play (10th in the NHL)

83.6% Penalty Kill (5th in the NHL)

 

Top 5 Scorers:

1. #10 Artemi Panarin ~ 12G 36A = 48pts

2. #23 Adam Fox ~ 7G 40A = 47pts

3. #20 Chris Kreider ~ 30G 13A = 43pts

4. #93 Mika Zibanejad ~ 16G 27A = 43pts

5. #16 Ryan Strome ~ 9G 23A = 32pts

 

Top 3 PIM's:

1. #8 Jacob Trouba ~ 63 PIM's

2. #16 Ryan Strome ~ 44 PIM's

3. #29 Dryden Hunt ~ 33 PIM's

 

Top Goaltenders:

1. #31 Igor Shesterkin (20-4-2)  2.07GAA  .937%SP  3SO

2. #40 Alexandar Georgiev (7-7-2)  2.98GAA  .898%SP

[ClusterChuck]

Ek on Kreider...All night. 
Should be a fun one. If Talbot is sharp, I say we could win 4-2.

[Icechipper]

Is Sturm available? Thought he had Covid protocol..

[Alexandron]

Yeah. Previously injured Talbot gets the start tonight. If we lose, I think we will have an excuse on that part. I still would prefer to see healthy Kahkonen for this particular game. To place to their Shesterkin more than 3 goals is very difficult. I would predict our win with a score 3:2 in OT(or SO). 

[lynxrattle]

Wild win 3-2. Shootout. Wild gets its second goal with 65 seconds left in the game, playing 6 on 5

[Alexandron]

1 hour ago, Icechipper said:

Is Sturm available? Thought he had Covid protocol..

Sadly, but Sturm and Merrill are not available for this game, because of Covid protocol. They did not go with the team to New York to play against Rangers (Friday) and Islanders(Sunday).

[Jimtown guy]

Little extra motivation for the Rangers as they retire King Henriks number tonight. With that said not enough to win as I predict the Wild in overtime 4-3 

[Jimtown guy]

2 hours ago, ClusterChuck said:

Ek on Kreider...All night. 
Should be a fun one. If Talbot is sharp, I say we could win 4-2.

Another reason for playing their main goaltender tonight, will be a way to honor their previous main guy, Henrik Lundqvist. Tonight, the Rangers will be retiring his number, with his best friend Mats Zuccarelloin attendance. On the other hand, Minnesota will be starting Kaapo Kahkonen as Cam Talbot is dealing with a strained groin.

[bbgarnett]

1 hour ago, Jimtown guy said:

Another reason for playing their main goaltender tonight, will be a way to honor their previous main guy, Henrik Lundqvist. Tonight, the Rangers will be retiring his number, with his best friend Mats Zuccarelloin attendance. On the other hand, Minnesota will be starting Kaapo Kahkonen as Cam Talbot is dealing with a strained groin.

 

Talbot is starting tonight.

 

 

[wildstars95]

5-3  wild 

[bbgarnett]

5-4 Wild

[ClusterChuck]

LOU !!! 

[Icechipper]

Are we going to dance or play hockey? Nice intro for the King!

[bbgarnett]

I love Lou

[bbgarnett]

can't be blowing those chances to clear

[bbgarnett]

LOL WTF I guess just leave him wide open

[ClusterChuck]

Dumbo 

[wildstars95]

looks a little sloppy and disorganized out there for the wild  

[ClusterChuck]

Pretty cool the fans giving Zucc some love.

[bbgarnett]

Thanks Benn 

[bbgarnett]

LOL that period was a joke. We looked way overmatched 

[ClusterChuck]

Both entry attempts on the PP by Dumba showed he had no idea what to do.

[ClusterChuck]

The Rangers played last night and I don't care that they're pumped from the ceremony, We still should be able to at least skate with them.
Our days off again is our biggest enemy.

[bbgarnett]

Man that looked bad, hopefully everyone is OK 

[ClusterChuck]

Oh man...A$$ into the boards and face bounce on ice.