Minnesota Wild

Ice Hockey NHL Madison Square Garden Mon 20 Oct 19:00

New York Rangers

  1. Prediction
  2. SGP Picks
  3. Correct Score
  4. Odds
  5. Team Stats
  6. Player Stats
  7. Player Props
  8. Team News
  9. Lineups
  10. Injuries
  11. Roster
  12. Standings
  13. Live Stream

NHL Betting Preview: Wild vs Rangers

The Minnesota Wild go up against the New York Rangers in this NHL matchup at Madison Square Garden, with face-off scheduled for 19:00 on Monday, October 20. Our betting preview features expert predictions, betting tips, the latest odds, H2H stats, player stats, team news and the starting lineups.

Back Wild to Win

The prediction is to back the Wild at odds of +106. We think that the Rangers are massively opposable, so this is the best angle of attack with our bet.

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7 Rangers Wins in Previous 10 H2H Encounters

Minnesota Wild have suffered a defeat in their previous three games including a recent 2-1 (OT) loss. This occurred on the road at Xfinity Mobile Arena against Philadelphia Flyers. Vladimir Tarasenko bagged the only goal from just 16 Wild shots.

New York Rangers have lost three straight home games. In their last appearance, they won on the road, beating Montreal Canadiens 4-3 at Bell Centre. Artemi Panarin had 4 points, including 1 goal and 3 assists.

Head-to-Head Statistics

The Rangers won the last encounter between the pair. Enjoying a 5-4 triumph when facing the Wild at Madison Square Garden. The Rangers have enjoyed three consecutive victories against the Wild. They’ve landed 7 wins from the past 10 head-to-head meetings.

Starting Goalies

Filip Gustavsson (Expected)
Season W-L-OTL: GAA: SV%: SO:
24/25 1-3-0 3.6 .888 1
23/24 20-18-4 3.06 .899 3
Igor Shesterkin (Expected)
Season W-L-OTL: GAA: SV%: SO:
24/25 2-2-1 1 .962 1
23/24 36-17-2 2.58 .912 4
Minnesota Wild – Last 10 Games

3 wins, 4 losses and 3 overtime losses, averaging 2.8 goals from 28.6 shots on goal, with a 31.0% powerplay efficiency. The Wild have given up 3.4 goals from 31.7 shots, averaging 3.4 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 76.5%.

Kirill Kaprizov is the top points scorer with 13 points, 7 goals and 6 assists, with Matthew Boldy racking up 12 points, 6 goals and 6 assists, over the past 10 games. Goalie Filip Gustavsson have a 3.18 goal against average with a .901 save percentage, including one shutout.

New York Rangers – Last 10 Games

The Rangers have 5 wins, 4 losses and 1 overtime loss, averaging 2.7 goals from 28.2 shots on goal, with a 13.8% powerplay efficiency. They have conceded 2.2 goals from 26.3 shots, averaging 2.5 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 88.0%.

The top points scorer is J.T. Miller with 9 points, 4 goals and 5 assists, while Artemi Panarin is next in line after having 8 points, 1 goal and 7 assists. Goalie Igor Shesterkin have a 1.44 GAA with a .945 SV%, including two shutouts.

Minnesota Wild vs New York Rangers Prediction & Picks

Our expert Minnesota Wild vs New York Rangers betting tips include a main match prediction, a correct score pick, standout player prop selections and bet builder advice. Explore each section below for detailed insights.

Game Prediction

There is a strong case that Minnesota Wild will end up winning and that means backing the visitors on the Moneyline. You can get a value +106 that they triumph in this NHL game.

Knowing which players are injured gives us a valuable edge when putting together hockey forecasts. After reviewing the form guide, we turn to the latest stats to shape our NHL predictions.

Key Wild vs Rangers stats:

  • Rangers have lost 4 of their last 5 games at home.
  • Rangers have lost 7 of their last 10 games at home.
  • Rangers have lost their last 3 games at home.

Wild Moneyline Probability

The best sportsbooks make it a 48.5% chance that our pick is settled as a winner. After careful examination, our cappers have this probability somewhere between 55-60%. This is why we regard this as a value wager.

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Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Mika Zibanejad Over 2.5 Shots -154 BetMGM logo

Mika Zibanejad (Rangers) has fired Over 2.5 shots on goal in 5 straight games at home. He should be capable of covering the line when it comes to this player prop and odds of -154 are now available.

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Same Game Parlay Picks

Moneyline Wild
To Score Matt Boldy
Shots on Goal Mika Zibanejad Over 2.5

Our same game parlay pick is the Wild on the moneyline, Matt Boldy (Wild) to find the net and Mika Zibanejad (Rangers) to have Over 2.5 shots.

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Minnesota Wild vs New York Rangers Odds

The odds and lines are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.

Latest Odds Suggest Rangers Win

New York Rangers are -133 favorites and that means a 57% chance of winning this game according to the Moneyline betting odds with the sportsbooks. At +112, Minnesota Wild are regarded as having a lower probability of winning.

1.5 is where the puck line lies, with total goals being 5.5 right now. Hockey bettors regularly enjoy the opportunity to wager on Totals. There’s an opportunity to bet Over 5.5 at -115.

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Kirill Kaprizov Favorite to Be First Goalscorer

Kirill Kaprizov is the market leader at +800 to be the First Goalscorer. Should you think he will score the last goal, then a similar price can be found.

Player Goals

Kirill Kaprizov (Wild)
First
+115
Anytime
+800
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Artemi Panarin (Rangers)
First
+170
Anytime
+1100
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Matt Boldy (Wild)
First
+180
Anytime
+1100
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Mika Zibanejad (Rangers)
First
+200
Anytime
+1200
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Player Assists

Artemi Panarin (Rangers)
Over 0.5
-130
Under 0.5
-100
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Kirill Kaprizov (Wild)
Over 0.5
-110
Under 0.5
-120
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J.T. Miller (Rangers)
Over 0.5
-110
Under 0.5
-118
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Player Shots

Kirill Kaprizov (Wild)
Over 3.5
+110
Under 3.5
-154
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Artemi Panarin (Rangers)
Over 2.5
-185
Under 2.5
+135
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Mika Zibanejad (Rangers)
Over 2.5
-154
Under 2.5
+115
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Team Stats

Latest regular season and playoff games stats.

Minnesota Wild logo Minnesota Wild Stats
New York Rangers logo New York Rangers Stats
Moneyline
  • 3 wins and 7 defeats in the last 10 games
  • 3 wins and 7 defeats in the last 10 games on the road
Moneyline
  • 5 wins and 5 defeats in the last 10 games
  • 3 wins and 7 defeats in the last 10 home games
Puck Line
Puck Line
Total Goals
Total Goals
Team Stats - Avg/Game
Team Stats - Avg/Game
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Team News

# Player GP MIN G A P +/-
12 Matthew Boldy 6 22.4 4 5 9 -3
97 Kirill Kaprizov 6 22.07 4 5 9 -6
48 Marco Rossi 6 18.12 1 4 5 -2
# Player GP MIN G A P +/-
23 Adam Fox 7 23.96 3 3 6 1
10 Artemi Panarin 7 21 1 5 6 -1
10 J.T. Miller 7 20.3 2 2 4 1

Injuries & Suspensions

Minnesota Wild Injury Table

Type
Name
Info
Mats Zuccarello
Injured
Nico Sturm
Injured
Zach Bogosian
Injured

New York Rangers Injury Table

Type
Name
Info
Vincent Trocheck
Injured

Starting Lineups

Both teams’ confirmed lineups will be published ahead of face-off. There is also the chance to look at the lineups from the previous 10 games.

Previous Minnesota Wild Lineups

18 Oct NHL
Wild 1-2 Flyers
17 Oct NHL
Wild 1-5 Capitals
14 Oct NHL
Wild 2-5 Stars
13 Oct NHL
Kings 3-4 Wild
11 Oct NHL
Blue Jackets 7-4 Wild
09 Oct NHL
Wild 5-0 Blues
01 May NHL Playoffs
Golden Knights 3-2 Wild
29 Apr NHL Playoffs
Wild 2-3 Golden Knights
26 Apr NHL Playoffs
Golden Knights 4-3 Wild
24 Apr NHL Playoffs
Golden Knights 2-5 Wild

Previous New York Rangers Lineups

18 Oct NHL
Rangers 4-3 Canadiens
16 Oct NHL
Rangers 1-2 Maple Leafs
14 Oct NHL
Oilers 2-0 Rangers
12 Oct NHL
Capitals 1-0 Rangers
11 Oct NHL
Rangers 6-1 Penguins
09 Oct NHL
Rangers 4-0 Sabres
07 Oct NHL
Penguins 3-0 Rangers
17 Apr NHL
Lightning 0-4 Rangers
14 Apr NHL
Rangers 5-3 Panthers
12 Apr NHL
Rangers 3-7 Hurricanes
NHL Standings
Metropolitan GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Carolina 5 5 0 0 10 1 3 5 23 11 12 2-0-0 3-0-0 0-0 5-0 5W
2 New Jersey 5 4 1 0 8 0.8 4 4 19 15 4 2-0-0 2-1-0 0-0 4-1 4W
3 Pittsburgh 6 4 2 0 8 0.667 4 4 18 15 3 1-1-0 3-1-0 0-0 4-2 2W
4 Washington 6 4 2 0 8 0.667 3 4 17 12 5 2-2-0 2-0-0 0-0 4-2 1L
5 NY Rangers 7 3 3 1 7 0.5 3 3 15 12 3 0-3-0 3-0-1 0-0 3-4 1W
6 Philadelphia 5 2 2 1 5 0.5 1 2 13 14 -1 2-1-0 0-1-1 0-0 2-3 1W
7 Columbus 5 2 3 0 4 0.4 2 2 14 15 -1 1-2-0 1-1-0 0-0 2-3 1W
8 NY Islanders 5 2 3 0 4 0.4 2 2 16 19 -3 1-2-0 1-1-0 0-0 2-3 2W
East Atlantic GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Detroit 6 5 1 0 10 0.833 4 5 20 14 6 4-1-0 1-0-0 0-0 5-1 5W
2 Montreal 6 4 2 0 8 0.667 2 4 21 18 3 2-1-0 2-1-0 0-0 4-2 1L
3 Toronto 6 3 2 1 7 0.583 2 3 22 20 2 3-1-1 0-1-0 0-0 3-3 1L
4 Florida 7 3 4 0 6 0.429 3 3 15 20 -5 3-0-0 0-4-0 0-0 3-4 4L
5 Boston 7 3 4 0 6 0.429 2 3 21 22 -1 2-1-0 1-3-0 0-0 3-4 4L
6 Buffalo 5 2 3 0 4 0.4 2 2 13 14 -1 2-2-0 0-1-0 0-0 2-3 2W
7 Ottawa 6 2 4 0 4 0.333 1 1 20 30 -10 1-2-0 1-2-0 1-0 2-4 1L
8 Tampa Bay 6 1 3 2 4 0.333 1 1 16 21 -5 0-2-0 1-1-2 0-0 1-5 3L
East Central GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Colorado 6 5 0 1 11 0.917 5 5 21 10 11 2-0-1 3-0-0 0-1 5-1 3W
2 Winnipeg 5 4 1 0 8 0.8 4 4 21 12 9 2-1-0 2-0-0 0-0 4-1 4W
3 Utah 6 4 2 0 8 0.667 3 4 17 13 4 3-0-0 1-2-0 0-0 4-2 3W
4 Chicago 7 3 2 2 8 0.571 2 3 22 18 4 2-1-1 1-1-1 0-1 3-4 1W
5 St Louis 5 3 2 0 6 0.6 3 3 15 18 -3 1-2-0 2-0-0 0-0 3-2 1W
6 Dallas 5 3 2 0 6 0.6 2 2 19 18 1 1-1-0 2-1-0 1-0 3-2 2L
7 Nashville 6 2 2 2 6 0.5 2 2 15 19 -4 1-0-1 1-2-1 0-0 2-4 3L
8 Minnesota 6 2 3 1 5 0.417 1 1 17 22 -5 1-1-0 1-2-1 1-0 2-4 3L
West Pacific GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Vegas 6 4 0 2 10 0.833 3 4 26 19 7 2-0-1 2-0-1 0-1 4-2 3W
2 Seattle 5 3 0 2 8 0.8 1 3 16 14 2 2-0-0 1-0-2 0-1 3-2 1W
3 Vancouver 6 4 2 0 8 0.667 3 3 20 17 3 1-1-0 3-1-0 1-0 4-2 3W
4 Anaheim 5 2 2 1 5 0.5 1 2 14 18 -4 1-1-0 1-1-1 0-0 2-3 2L
5 Edmonton 6 2 3 1 5 0.417 2 2 15 18 -3 1-0-1 1-3-0 0-1 2-4 3L
6 LA Kings 6 1 3 2 4 0.333 0 0 17 24 -7 0-2-1 1-1-1 1-1 1-5 4L
7 San Jose 5 0 3 2 2 0.2 0 0 13 25 -12 0-2-2 0-1-0 0-0 0-5 5L
8 Calgary 6 1 5 0 2 0.167 0 0 11 25 -14 0-2-0 1-3-0 1-0 1-5 5L
Eastern GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Carolina 5 5 0 0 10 1 3 5 23 11 12 2-0-0 3-0-0 0-0 5-0 5W
2 Detroit 6 5 1 0 10 0.833 4 5 20 14 6 4-1-0 1-0-0 0-0 5-1 5W
3 New Jersey 5 4 1 0 8 0.8 4 4 19 15 4 2-0-0 2-1-0 0-0 4-1 4W
4 Pittsburgh 6 4 2 0 8 0.667 4 4 18 15 3 1-1-0 3-1-0 0-0 4-2 2W
5 Washington 6 4 2 0 8 0.667 3 4 17 12 5 2-2-0 2-0-0 0-0 4-2 1L
6 Montreal 6 4 2 0 8 0.667 2 4 21 18 3 2-1-0 2-1-0 0-0 4-2 1L
7 Toronto 6 3 2 1 7 0.583 2 3 22 20 2 3-1-1 0-1-0 0-0 3-3 1L
8 NY Rangers 7 3 3 1 7 0.5 3 3 15 12 3 0-3-0 3-0-1 0-0 3-4 1W
9 Florida 7 3 4 0 6 0.429 3 3 15 20 -5 3-0-0 0-4-0 0-0 3-4 4L
10 Boston 7 3 4 0 6 0.429 2 3 21 22 -1 2-1-0 1-3-0 0-0 3-4 4L
11 Philadelphia 5 2 2 1 5 0.5 1 2 13 14 -1 2-1-0 0-1-1 0-0 2-3 1W
12 Columbus 5 2 3 0 4 0.4 2 2 14 15 -1 1-2-0 1-1-0 0-0 2-3 1W
13 Buffalo 5 2 3 0 4 0.4 2 2 13 14 -1 2-2-0 0-1-0 0-0 2-3 2W
14 NY Islanders 5 2 3 0 4 0.4 2 2 16 19 -3 1-2-0 1-1-0 0-0 2-3 2W
15 Ottawa 6 2 4 0 4 0.333 1 1 20 30 -10 1-2-0 1-2-0 1-0 2-4 1L
16 Tampa Bay 6 1 3 2 4 0.333 1 1 16 21 -5 0-2-0 1-1-2 0-0 1-5 3L
Western GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Colorado 6 5 0 1 11 0.917 5 5 21 10 11 2-0-1 3-0-0 0-1 5-1 3W
2 Vegas 6 4 0 2 10 0.833 3 4 26 19 7 2-0-1 2-0-1 0-1 4-2 3W
3 Winnipeg 5 4 1 0 8 0.8 4 4 21 12 9 2-1-0 2-0-0 0-0 4-1 4W
4 Seattle 5 3 0 2 8 0.8 1 3 16 14 2 2-0-0 1-0-2 0-1 3-2 1W
5 Utah 6 4 2 0 8 0.667 3 4 17 13 4 3-0-0 1-2-0 0-0 4-2 3W
6 Vancouver 6 4 2 0 8 0.667 3 3 20 17 3 1-1-0 3-1-0 1-0 4-2 3W
7 Chicago 7 3 2 2 8 0.571 2 3 22 18 4 2-1-1 1-1-1 0-1 3-4 1W
8 St Louis 5 3 2 0 6 0.6 3 3 15 18 -3 1-2-0 2-0-0 0-0 3-2 1W
9 Dallas 5 3 2 0 6 0.6 2 2 19 18 1 1-1-0 2-1-0 1-0 3-2 2L
10 Nashville 6 2 2 2 6 0.5 2 2 15 19 -4 1-0-1 1-2-1 0-0 2-4 3L
11 Anaheim 5 2 2 1 5 0.5 1 2 14 18 -4 1-1-0 1-1-1 0-0 2-3 2L
12 Edmonton 6 2 3 1 5 0.417 2 2 15 18 -3 1-0-1 1-3-0 0-1 2-4 3L
13 Minnesota 6 2 3 1 5 0.417 1 1 17 22 -5 1-1-0 1-2-1 1-0 2-4 3L
14 LA Kings 6 1 3 2 4 0.333 0 0 17 24 -7 0-2-1 1-1-1 1-1 1-5 4L
15 San Jose 5 0 3 2 2 0.2 0 0 13 25 -12 0-2-2 0-1-0 0-0 0-5 5L
16 Calgary 6 1 5 0 2 0.167 0 0 11 25 -14 0-2-0 1-3-0 1-0 1-5 5L
GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Colorado 6 5 0 1 11 0.917 5 5 21 10 11 2-0-1 3-0-0 0-1 5-1 3W
2 Carolina 5 5 0 0 10 1 3 5 23 11 12 2-0-0 3-0-0 0-0 5-0 5W
3 Detroit 6 5 1 0 10 0.833 4 5 20 14 6 4-1-0 1-0-0 0-0 5-1 5W
4 Vegas 6 4 0 2 10 0.833 3 4 26 19 7 2-0-1 2-0-1 0-1 4-2 3W
5 Winnipeg 5 4 1 0 8 0.8 4 4 21 12 9 2-1-0 2-0-0 0-0 4-1 4W
6 New Jersey 5 4 1 0 8 0.8 4 4 19 15 4 2-0-0 2-1-0 0-0 4-1 4W
7 Seattle 5 3 0 2 8 0.8 1 3 16 14 2 2-0-0 1-0-2 0-1 3-2 1W
8 Pittsburgh 6 4 2 0 8 0.667 4 4 18 15 3 1-1-0 3-1-0 0-0 4-2 2W
9 Washington 6 4 2 0 8 0.667 3 4 17 12 5 2-2-0 2-0-0 0-0 4-2 1L
10 Utah 6 4 2 0 8 0.667 3 4 17 13 4 3-0-0 1-2-0 0-0 4-2 3W
11 Vancouver 6 4 2 0 8 0.667 3 3 20 17 3 1-1-0 3-1-0 1-0 4-2 3W
12 Montreal 6 4 2 0 8 0.667 2 4 21 18 3 2-1-0 2-1-0 0-0 4-2 1L
13 Chicago 7 3 2 2 8 0.571 2 3 22 18 4 2-1-1 1-1-1 0-1 3-4 1W
14 Toronto 6 3 2 1 7 0.583 2 3 22 20 2 3-1-1 0-1-0 0-0 3-3 1L
15 NY Rangers 7 3 3 1 7 0.5 3 3 15 12 3 0-3-0 3-0-1 0-0 3-4 1W
16 St Louis 5 3 2 0 6 0.6 3 3 15 18 -3 1-2-0 2-0-0 0-0 3-2 1W
17 Dallas 5 3 2 0 6 0.6 2 2 19 18 1 1-1-0 2-1-0 1-0 3-2 2L
18 Nashville 6 2 2 2 6 0.5 2 2 15 19 -4 1-0-1 1-2-1 0-0 2-4 3L
19 Florida 7 3 4 0 6 0.429 3 3 15 20 -5 3-0-0 0-4-0 0-0 3-4 4L
20 Boston 7 3 4 0 6 0.429 2 3 21 22 -1 2-1-0 1-3-0 0-0 3-4 4L
21 Philadelphia 5 2 2 1 5 0.5 1 2 13 14 -1 2-1-0 0-1-1 0-0 2-3 1W
22 Anaheim 5 2 2 1 5 0.5 1 2 14 18 -4 1-1-0 1-1-1 0-0 2-3 2L
23 Edmonton 6 2 3 1 5 0.417 2 2 15 18 -3 1-0-1 1-3-0 0-1 2-4 3L
24 Minnesota 6 2 3 1 5 0.417 1 1 17 22 -5 1-1-0 1-2-1 1-0 2-4 3L
25 Columbus 5 2 3 0 4 0.4 2 2 14 15 -1 1-2-0 1-1-0 0-0 2-3 1W
26 Buffalo 5 2 3 0 4 0.4 2 2 13 14 -1 2-2-0 0-1-0 0-0 2-3 2W
27 NY Islanders 5 2 3 0 4 0.4 2 2 16 19 -3 1-2-0 1-1-0 0-0 2-3 2W
28 Ottawa 6 2 4 0 4 0.333 1 1 20 30 -10 1-2-0 1-2-0 1-0 2-4 1L
29 Tampa Bay 6 1 3 2 4 0.333 1 1 16 21 -5 0-2-0 1-1-2 0-0 1-5 3L
30 LA Kings 6 1 3 2 4 0.333 0 0 17 24 -7 0-2-1 1-1-1 1-1 1-5 4L
31 San Jose 5 0 3 2 2 0.2 0 0 13 25 -12 0-2-2 0-1-0 0-0 0-5 5L
32 Calgary 6 1 5 0 2 0.167 0 0 11 25 -14 0-2-0 1-3-0 1-0 1-5 5L