The Minnesota Wild (38-16-12) square off against the New York Rangers (27-30-8) at Grand Casino Arena on Saturday, March 14 at 6 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The Wild lost to the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 in a shootout in their last outing, while the Rangers are coming off a 6-3 win over the Winnipeg Jets.

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Get ready for this showdown with a glimpse at who we project to emerge with the victory in Saturday's contest.

Over the past 10 games, the Rangers have gone 5-3-2 while putting up 38 total goals (eight power-play goals on 26 power-play opportunities during that time, for a conversion rate of 30.8%). They have allowed 28 goals.

Wild vs. Rangers Predictions for Saturday

Our computer model for this matchup calls for a final score of Wild 3, Rangers 2.

Moneyline Pick: Wild (-232)
Total Pick: Under 6 (computer predicts 5.5 goals on average)
Spread Pick: Rangers (+1.5)

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Wild Splits and Trends

The Wild are 38-16-12 overall and 13-12-25 in overtime contests.
Minnesota is 11-2-7 (29 points) in its 20 games decided by one goal.
Looking at the nine times this season the Wild finished a game with just one goal, they have a 1-6-2 record, good for four points.
Minnesota has scored exactly two goals in 14 games this season (3-7-4 record, 10 points).
The Wild are 34-3-6 in the 43 games when they have scored more than two goals (to register 74 points).
In the 30 games when Minnesota has recorded a single power-play goal, it has a 17-7-6 record (40 points).
In the 27 games when it outshot its opponent, Minnesota is 17-5-5 (39 points).
The Wild have been outshot by opponents in 38 games, going 20-11-7 to record 47 points.

Rangers Splits and Trends

The Rangers have a 9-8-17 record in overtime matchups this season and a 27-30-8 overall record.
New York has earned 24 points (8-8-8) in its 24 games that finished with a one-goal margin.
In 10 games this season when the Rangers ended a game with only one goal, they earned a total of three points (1-8-1).
New York has 11 points (3-6-5) when scoring a pair of goals this season.
The Rangers have scored at least three goals 32 times, earning 48 points from those matchups (23-7-2).
This season, New York has recorded a single power-play goal in 22 games and picked up 28 points with a record of 13-7-2.
When it outshoots its opponent this season, New York has posted a record of 10-9-4 (24 points).
The Rangers have been outshot by opponents in 39 games, going 15-20-4 to register 34 points.

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