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Minnesota Wild vs New York Rangers · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current
Minnesota Wild
Home · Wild
2–0–0
4 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
DAYS
2675H
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21M
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48S
The read
Igor Shesterkin has not had an answer for Blake Coleman: 5 goals on 35 shots.
Grand Casino Arena
New York Rangers
Away · Rangers
2–1–0
4 PTS
Wild
GOALIES
Rangers
Jesper Wallstedt
Expected
.957 SV% · 1.01 GAA · 2W
.935 SV% L5 · Locked in
VS
Igor Shesterkin
Likely · 25267-igor-shesterkin
.935 SV% · 1.51 GAA · 1W
.922 SV% L5 · Locked in
Wild
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Rangers
L1
Blake Coleman · Joel Eriksson Ek · Matt Boldy
L1
Gabriel Perreault · Mika Zibanejad · Alexis Lafrenière
L2
Kirill Kaprizov · Danila Yurov · Maxim Shabanov
L2
Oliver Bjorkstrand · J.T. Miller · Pavel Dorofeyev
L3
Yakov Trenin · Ryan Hartman · Bobby Brink
L3
Will Cuylle · Noah Laba · Eeli Tolvanen
L4
Nick Foligno · Michael McCarron · Marcus Foligno
L4
Tye Kartye · Joe Veleno · Jaroslav Chmelar
D1
Quinn Hughes · Jared Spurgeon
D1
Vladislav Gavrikov · Adam Fox
D2
Olli Maatta · Jonas Brodin
D2
Marcus Pettersson · Sean Durzi
D3
Daemon Hunt · Zach Bogosian
D3
Alberts Smits · Braden Schneider
PP1
Maxim Shabanov · Joel Eriksson Ek · Kirill Kaprizov · Quinn Hughes · Matt Boldy
PP1
Alexis Lafrenière · J.T. Miller · Pavel Dorofeyev · Mika Zibanejad · Adam Fox
PP2
Blake Coleman · Danila Yurov · Ryan Hartman · Jared Spurgeon · Bobby Brink
PP2
Oliver Bjorkstrand · Will Cuylle · Gabriel Perreault · Eeli Tolvanen · Sean Durzi
PK1
Michael McCarron · Blake Coleman · Jonas Brodin · Jared Spurgeon
PK1
Joe Veleno · Tye Kartye · Marcus Pettersson · Adam Fox
PK2
Joel Eriksson Ek · Matt Boldy · Olli Maatta · Zach Bogosian
PK2
Mika Zibanejad · Will Cuylle · Vladislav Gavrikov · Sean Durzi
WildProjected lines
L1
Blake Coleman · Joel Eriksson Ek · Matt Boldy
L2
Kirill Kaprizov · Danila Yurov · Maxim Shabanov
L3
Yakov Trenin · Ryan Hartman · Bobby Brink
L4
Nick Foligno · Michael McCarron · Marcus Foligno
D1
Quinn Hughes · Jared Spurgeon
D2
Olli Maatta · Jonas Brodin
D3
Daemon Hunt · Zach Bogosian
PP1
Maxim Shabanov · Joel Eriksson Ek · Kirill Kaprizov · Quinn Hughes · Matt Boldy
PP2
Blake Coleman · Danila Yurov · Ryan Hartman · Jared Spurgeon · Bobby Brink
PK1
Michael McCarron · Blake Coleman · Jonas Brodin · Jared Spurgeon
PK2
Joel Eriksson Ek · Matt Boldy · Olli Maatta · Zach Bogosian
RangersProjected lines
L1
Gabriel Perreault · Mika Zibanejad · Alexis Lafrenière
L2
Oliver Bjorkstrand · J.T. Miller · Pavel Dorofeyev
L3
Will Cuylle · Noah Laba · Eeli Tolvanen
L4
Tye Kartye · Joe Veleno · Jaroslav Chmelar
D1
Vladislav Gavrikov · Adam Fox
D2
Marcus Pettersson · Sean Durzi
D3
Alberts Smits · Braden Schneider
PP1
Alexis Lafrenière · J.T. Miller · Pavel Dorofeyev · Mika Zibanejad · Adam Fox
PP2
Oliver Bjorkstrand · Will Cuylle · Gabriel Perreault · Eeli Tolvanen · Sean Durzi
PK1
Joe Veleno · Tye Kartye · Marcus Pettersson · Adam Fox
PK2
Mika Zibanejad · Will Cuylle · Vladislav Gavrikov · Sean Durzi
Dylan Loucks · Oct 3 · 10:51 AM CT
Last Game (2026-10-02) · Oct 3 · 9:09 AM CT
Wild
INJURY REPORT
Rangers
Brock Faber
IR · Skull (surgery) · Expected back Oct 15
Joonas Korpisalo
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 9
Filip Gustavsson
IR · Hip (surgery) · Expected back Nov 1
Aidan Thompson
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 11
Adam Sykora
IR · Lower body · Expected back Jan 25
WildInjury report
Brock Faber
IR · Skull (surgery) · Expected back Oct 15
Filip Gustavsson
IR · Hip (surgery) · Expected back Nov 1
RangersInjury report
Joonas Korpisalo
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 9
Aidan Thompson
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 11
Adam Sykora
IR · Lower body · Expected back Jan 25
Dylan Loucks · Oct 3 · 10:51 AM CT
Last Game (2026-10-02) · Oct 3 · 9:09 AM CT
STORYLINE
The Wild have won 2 straight and are 2-0-0 in their first 2 games. The Rangers have won 2 straight and are 2-1-0 in their first 3 games.
Live
Matchup Intel
Igor Shesterkin has not had an answer for Blake Coleman: 5 goals on 35 shots.
Taylor Raddysh is 1 goal shy of 100 career goals.
The numbers behind it
Matchup
Blake Coleman has 5 goals on Igor Shesterkin (35 shots).
(Minnesota)
5
goals on Igor Shesterkin
Matchup
Joel Eriksson Ek has 19 shots on Igor Shesterkin without a goal.
(Minnesota)
0/19
vs Igor Shesterkin
Milestone
Taylor Raddysh is 1 goal shy of 100 career goals.
99
career goals
Milestone
Mika Zibanejad is 3 goals shy of 700 career goals.
697
career goals