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Wild at Rangers

NHL · Monday, Oct 20 · 6:00 PM CT · Madison Square Garden · Final MIN 3 – NYR 1

Final Box Score

from the game summary
Team123T
MIN1023
NYR1001
Team box
MIN·NYR
32
shots
24
0 of 3
power play
0 of 1
49.1
faceoff %
50.9
20
hits
34
19
blocked shots
21
2
penalty minutes
6
Top performers
Goalies
GoalieTeamSASVSV%
Filip GustavssonMIN2423.958
Igor ShesterkinNYR3129.935

For context, not in our forecast.

Game Flow

score margin
NYR +3
MIN +3
P1P2P3
largest lead: NYR 1 · MIN 2lead changes: 1

For context, not in our forecast.

Final · our forecast was MIN 42%, NYR 58% · Updated Oct 20, 2025

Expected margin
NYR by 0.6
Expected score
NYR 3.2 – 2.6 MIN
Expected total
5.8
WildThe matchupRangers
+137Our fair odds−137
2.6Expected goals3.2
+0.01Power rating+0.09
2.8Goals / game2.1
3.7Allowed / game1.7
28.3Shots / game29.1
48.0Faceoff %53.3
20.5Hits / game24.9
2−4Season record3−4
3−7Last 105−5

Prediction markets

Kalshi · Polymarket US · ProphetX · Novig
MIN chance · NYR chance
Our model fair42.2%57.8%
Kalshino two-sided price
Polymarket USno two-sided price
ProphetXno two-sided price
Novigno two-sided price
Full price table
TeamOur modelfairKalshi Polymarket US ProphetX Novig 
Moneyline
MINMinnesota Wild+13742%————
NYRNew York Rangers−13758%————
SpreadNYR by 0.6
MINMinnesota Wild+0.6our margin————
NYRNew York Rangers−0.6our margin————
Totalwe expect 5.8
Over5.8our total————
Under5.8our total————

These are each venue’s last prices before the start (Kalshi’s moneyline: its pre-game close). Odds are the price to buy that side now, taker fee included; the small percent is the implied chance of that same price. Highlighted is the best price in the row among venues on the same line. — means not listed (hover or tap for why). A market price is not the true chance of winning.

Margin range

New York Rangers by 0.6 expected
Minnesota Wild by 6 goals: <1%Minnesota Wild by 5 goals: 1%Minnesota Wild by 4 goals: 3%Minnesota Wild by 3 goals: 7%Minnesota Wild by 2 goals: 8%Minnesota Wild by 1 goal: 22%New York Rangers by 1 goal: 20%New York Rangers by 2 goals: 12%New York Rangers by 3 goals: 15%New York Rangers by 4 goals: 8%New York Rangers by 5 goals: 3%New York Rangers by 6 goals: 1%
← MIN wins byNYR wins by →
New York Rangers wins by 2 or more38%
New York Rangers wins by 3 or more26%
Minnesota Wild wins by 2 or more19%
Decided by one goal43%

Centered on the expected margin above; shape from each team's expected goals, with ties after regulation settled as one-goal games, matched to 7,066 past NHL games.

Total range

5.8 expected
1 goals: 2%2 goals: 3%3 goals: 13%4 goals: 10%5 goals: 22%6 goals: 11%7 goals: 18%8 goals: 7%9 goals: 8%10 goals: 2%11 goals: 2%12 goals: 1%13 goals: <1%
Total goals, both teams
Total over 4.572%
Total over 5.549%
Total over 6.538%
Total from 5 to 633%

Centered on the expected total above; shape from each team's expected goals, with ties after regulation settled as one-goal games, matched to 7,066 past NHL games.

Starting Goalies

from the box score
MINFilip Gustavsson G · last 5 starts: .886 save %, 3.47 GAAstarted
NYRIgor Shesterkin G · last 5 starts: .962 save %, 1.00 GAAstarted

Starting goalies are part of our forecast.

Rest and Schedule

before this game
MIN·NYR
Oct 18, 2025 at PHI
last game
Oct 18, 2025 at MTL
1 day
days of rest
1 day
no
back-to-back
no
4
games in last 7 days
3
4th straight road game
home / road
home after a road game

For context, not in our forecast.

Team Comparison

2025–26 season · box-score averages from 6+ games
MIN·NYR
+0.01
rating (0 = average)
+0.09
2.8
goals / game
2.1
3.7
goals allowed / game
1.7
2−4
season record
3−4
1−1
home record
0−3
1−3
away record
3−1
L3
streak
W1
3−7
last 10
5−5
28.3
shots / game
29.1
48.0
faceoff %
53.3
20.5
hits / game
24.9
15.7
blocked shots / game
13.6
4.0
takeaways / game
5.0
13.7
giveaways / game
14.7

Rating Trend

MIN · NYR · 7 days
Minnesota WildNew York Rangers
Rating (0 = average team)

Head to Head

last 8 meetings · NYR 5−3
Apr 2, 2025at NYRNYR 5 − 4 OT
Mar 13, 2025at MINNYR 3 − 2 OT
Nov 9, 2023at NYRNYR 4 − 1
Nov 4, 2023at MINMIN 5 − 4 SO
Jan 10, 2023at NYRNYR 4 − 3 SO
Oct 13, 2022at MINNYR 7 − 3
Mar 8, 2022at MINMIN 5 − 2
Jan 28, 2022at NYRMIN 3 − 2

MIN · Last 10

3−7 · streak L3
Oct 18, 2025at PHI1 − 2L
Oct 17, 2025at WSH1 − 5L
Oct 14, 2025at DAL2 − 5L
Oct 13, 2025vs LA4 − 3W
Oct 11, 2025vs CBJ4 − 7L
Oct 9, 2025at STL5 − 0W
May 1, 2025vs VGK2 − 3L
Apr 29, 2025at VGK2 − 3L
Apr 26, 2025vs VGK3 − 4L
Apr 24, 2025vs VGK5 − 2W

NYR · Last 10

5−5 · streak W1
Oct 18, 2025at MTL4 − 3W
Oct 16, 2025at TOR1 − 2L
Oct 14, 2025vs EDM0 − 2L
Oct 12, 2025vs WSH0 − 1L
Oct 11, 2025at PIT6 − 1W
Oct 9, 2025at BUF4 − 0W
Oct 7, 2025vs PIT0 − 3L
Apr 17, 2025vs TB4 − 0W
Apr 14, 2025at FLA5 − 3W
Apr 12, 2025at CAR3 − 7L