The New York Rangers closed out their round robin schedule this afternoon as they defeated the Minnesota Wild by a final score of 4-3.
1st Period
The Rangers got into some early penalty trouble in this game, and that shifted the momentum in favor of Minnesota pretty quickly. Igor Shesterkin was forced to carry a majority of the load as he turned away a barrage of shots on the power play. Thanks to Shesterkin’s strong play, the Rangers were able to escape the pair of penalty kills unharmed. With the Rangers unable to get anything going following their early struggles, the Wild took a late first period off of a mistake in the neutral zone.