NHL Game Preview: Minnesota Wild at New York Rangers with Line Combinations 4/2/2025

NHL Game Preview: Minnesota Wild at New York Rangers with Line Combinations 4/2/2025

Minnesota Wild (41-28-6, 88 pts) at New York Rangers (35-32-7, 77 pts)

Venue: Madison Square Garden
Date: Wednesday, April 2
Time: 7:00 pm EST
TV: ESPN+/FDSNNO/MSG
Radio: 
Minnesota – KFAN 100.3 FM
New York – WEPN-FM 98.7 ESPN New York

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Minnesota: +1.5 ML +140
New York: -1.5 ML -165
O/U 5.5

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Minnesota Wild News & Notes: 

The Wild suffered their second straight loss on Monday in a 3-2 shootout defeat to the New Jersey Devils. They finished March going 7-6-2, averaging 2.1 goals per game while allowing 2.5 goals per game. They enter tonight holding the final wild-card spot in the Western Conference.

New York Rangers News & Notes:

The Rangers snapped a two-game skid with a 6-1 win over the San Jose Sharks on Saturday. They finished March going 6-6-3, averaging three goals per game while allowing 3.6 goals per game. They enter tonight sitting two points behind the Canadiens for the final wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference.

Minnesota Wild Projected Lines:

Foligno-Rossi-Boldy
Johansson-Gaudreau-Zuccarello
Nyquist-Hartman-Hinostroza
Trenin-Shore-Brazeau

Middleton-Faber
Brodin-Spurgeon
Merrill-Bogosian

Gustavsson
Fleury

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New York Rangers Projected Lines:

Panarin-Trocheck-Othmann
Perreault-Miller-Lafreniere
Kreider-Zibanejad-Cuylle
Berard-Carrick-Brodzinski

K.Miller-Borgen
Soucy-Fox
Vaakaninen-Schneider

Shesterkin
Quick

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Players To Watch:

Minnesota Wild

Frederick Gaudreau this season has 34 points on 18 goals and 16 assists. He’s faced the Rangers nine times in his career recording two goals, one of which came earlier this season.

New York Rangers

Gabe Perreault will make his NHL debut tonight after signing his ELC on Monday. This season as Boston College, in 37 games, he recorded 48 points on 16 goals and 32 assists.

Injury Report:

Minnesota Wild

LW Kirill Kaprizov – IR
C Joel Eriksson Ek – IR
D Declan Chisholm – DTD

New York Rangers

RW Matt Rempe – Out
LW Adam Edstrom – IR
RW Arthur Kaliyev – Out

Next Game:

Minnesota – April 4 at New York Islanders
New York – April 5 at New Jersey Devils

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