The Minnesota Wild continued their road trip along the east coast Monday night by taking on the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden. The game marked the first return to New York for former Rangers star Mats Zuccarello after playing parts of nine seasons for the Blueshirts. The game was also an opportunity for the Wild to move on from a disappointing end to Saturday’s game in Boston when Minnesota gave up a two-goal lead late in the third period and lost in overtime.
The first period started with an early power-play opportunity for the Wild, as Boo Nieves took a slashing penalty just 3:03 into the period.