ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Wild finally played like a team urgently scrapping to remain in the playoff picture. Ryan Donato scored two goals and Devan Dubnyk had 26 saves as the Minnesota Wild beat the New York Rangers 5-2 on Saturday night to stay in the thick of the playoff race. Brown also scored for the Wild, who snapped a three-game losing streak that dropped them out of the final wild card in the Western Conference. Knowing the Rangers had played the night before in Calgary, the Wild wanted to make an early statement. We need wins.”Mika Zibanejad scored his first goal in nine games and Pavel Buchnevich added a third-period goal for the Rangers, who lost their third straight.

Source: National Post March 17, 2019 03:11 UTC