NYR 1–3 MIN Final · L
Rangers/Schedule/Recap Mon, Oct 20, 2025 · 2025-26 regular season
New York Rangers
NYR · 3-4-1
1–3
FinalL
Minnesota Wild
MIN · 3-3-1
1ST2ND3RDT NYR 1601107124 MIN 11601125332 goals · shots on goal
First meeting this season — the Rangers trail the season series 0–1
NYR 3-4-1 · MIN 3-3-1 · First meeting this season — the Rangers trail the season series 0–1

Rangers fell to the Wild

The Rangers were outchanced (3.4 to 2.5 expected goals) and lost 1–3. Filip Gustavsson stopped 1.5 more goals than an average goalie would have.

Who had the better chances

The Wild created the better chances: 3.4 expected goals to 2.5, on 32 and 24 shots on goal.

NYR 2.5 xG · 24 shots MIN 3.4 xG · 32 shots
0
1
2
3
1st · the swing 0.5 · 1.6
2nd 0.7 · 1.5
3rd 1.4 · 0.3
Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.
Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Rangers win 37.
NYR 37%MIN 63%

Goals and penalties

4 goals · 4 penalties
← Rangers shoot this way Wild shoot this way →
On net Missed Bigger = better chance 1Goal, numbered to the list
1st period
1
Mika Zibanejad, Will Borgen · wrist shot, a good chance (10%)
1–0
2
05:10 Jonas Brodin
Matt Boldy, Joel Eriksson Ek · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (3%) that found a way in
1–1
PEN
15:11 Will Borgen· Delaying game puck over glass
Killed
2 min
Minor
2nd period
PEN
05:08 Alexis Lafrenière· Hooking
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
16:37 Will Cuylle· Roughing
Killed
2 min
Minor
3rd period
PEN
03:05 Jake Middleton· Hooking
Killed
2 min
Minor
3
08:16 Danila Yurov GWG
Marcus Johansson · wrist shot on a rebound, a good chance (13%)
1–2
4
18:24 Kirill Kaprizov EN
Ryan Hartman · wrist shot, into an empty net
1–3
Goaltending
+1.4
vs expected
29/31 saves · 2 GA · 3.4 xGA Stopped 1.4 more goals than an average goalie would have.
+1.5
vs expected
23/24 saves · 1 GA · 2.5 xGA Stopped 1.5 more goals than an average goalie would have.
Team NYRMIN
Shots on goal
24
32
Expected goals
2.5
3.4
Hits
34
20
Blocks
24
23
Faceoffs
51%
49%
Power play
0/1
0/3
Penalty minutes
6
2
The Rangers went 0-for-1 on the power play and killed all 3 Wild power plays.