Rangers Vs Wild: Projected Lineups And Starting Goaltending Matchup (3-14-26)
The Rangers Vs Wild matchup features published projected lineups and the announced starting goaltenders. The Wild will ice their listed forward and defensive combinations while the Rangers’ top forward is listed as a game-time decision but is expected to play.
Projected Lineups
Rangers projected forwards:
- J. T. Miller — Mika Zibanejad — Gabe Perreault
- Will Cuylle — Vincent Trocheck — Alexis Lafreniere
- Jonny Brodzinski — Juuso Parssinen — Jaroslav Chmelar
- Scratched: Vincent Iorio, Taylor Raddysh, Brett Berard, Adam Edstrom
Wild projected forwards:
- Kirill Kaprizov — Ryan Hartman — Mats Zuccarello
- Marcus Johansson — Joel Eriksson Ek — Matt Boldy
- Yakov Trenin — Danila Yurov — Vladimir Tarasenko
- Nick Foligno — Michael McCarron — Robby Fabbri
- Scratched: Daemon Hunt, Jeff Petry, Nico Sturm
- Injured: Marcus Foligno (lower body), Bobby Brink (upper body)
Rangers Vs Wild: Starting Goaltenders
The Wild will start Filip Gustavsson. He returns after a 25-save shutout two games ago and is 24-10-6 with a 2. 46 goals-against average and a. 914 save percentage in 41 games. In his recent meeting with New York this season he stopped 23-of-24 in a 3-1 Wild win; his career line against the Rangers is 1-1-2 with a 3. 39 goals-against average and a. 893 save percentage in five games.
The Rangers will start Igor Shesterkin. He is 21-12-6 with a 2. 50 goals-against average and a. 912 save percentage in 40 games, and he stopped 29-of-31 in the first meeting between these teams. In six career starts versus this opponent he is 4-2-0 with a 2. 80 goals-against average and a. 904 save percentage.
Notes, Game-Time Decisions And Milestones
The Wild are listed at 38-16-12 and the Rangers at 27-20-8. Tonight marks Jared Spurgeon’s 1, 000th career NHL game; all 1, 000 have been with the Wild.
J. T. Miller will return after missing five games because of an upper-body injury. Coach Mike Sullivan classified the forward as a game-time decision Friday but added, “barring any unforeseeable things, I would anticipate him playing. ”
Bobby Brink is listed as injured (upper body) and is also a game-time decision; the forward missed a 3-2 shootout loss to the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday. The listed scratches and the injured-designated players on both rosters round out the available options for each bench.
Line combinations, scratches and starting goalies are set for the matchup, with final confirmations to come at game time.
