{"id":163541,"date":"2026-03-14T21:55:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T21:55:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/163541\/"},"modified":"2026-03-14T21:55:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T21:55:08","slug":"new-york-rangers-vs-minnesota-wild-open-thread","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/163541\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Rangers vs. Minnesota Wild Open Thread"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                <a class=\"gh-article-tag\" href=\"https:\/\/www.blueshirtbanter.com\/tag\/new-york-rangers-game-threads\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">New York Rangers Game Threads<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"gh-article-excerpt is-body\">Join the in-game conversation with the Blueshirt Banter community by becoming a member today!<\/p>\n<p>                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blueshirtbanter.com\/author\/jake\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"author-profile-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/jake.jpeg\" alt=\"Jake DiBlasio\"\/><br \/>\n                            <\/a><\/p>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/USATSI_25662576_168415590_lowres.jpg\" alt=\"Game #66: New York Rangers vs. Minnesota Wild Open Thread\"\/><br \/>\n            \u00a9 Matt Krohn-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p>The New York Rangers have been on a roll and aim to make the Minnesota Wild the next victim of their strong play. In their last game, the Blueshirts defeated the Winnipeg Jets 6-3, with the Rangers&#8217; top line continuing to drive play. The Wild are 3-2-2 since returning from the Olympics and sit in third place in the Central Division.<\/p>\n<p>After missing time with an upper-body injury, Blueshirts captain J.T. Miller is expected to return to the lineup and will likely be playing center for the team. If he plays, Miller will take Gabe Perreault&#8217;s spot on the top power play unit. For the Wild, recently acquired forward Bobby Brink will be a game-time decision as he battles an upper-body injury.<\/p>\n<p>Where to Watch:<\/p>\n<p>Cable\/Network TV: MSG 2, NHL website, NHL app, and the Gotham Sports app<\/p>\n<p>National Broadcast: ESPN+<\/p>\n<p>Radio: 880 AM<\/p>\n<p>                    Sign up for Blueshirt Banter<\/p>\n<p class=\"kg-signup-card-subheading\" style=\"color: #000000;\">The top destination for New York Rangers fans\u2014news, trade rumors, stats, podcasts, and in-depth analysis from the trusted Blueshirt Banter team.<\/p>\n<p class=\"kg-signup-card-disclaimer\" style=\"color: #000000;\">No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.<\/p>\n<p>        Player to Watch: Mika Zibanejad<\/p>\n<p>The improved play of Mika Zibanejad has been one of the few bright spots this season. So far, Zibanejad has 62 points in 64 games played this season, which puts him on pace to have his best season since the 2022-23 season. He has also played a crucial role in helping get the most out of Alexis Lafreni\u00e8re and Gabe Perreault.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1773525308_794_image-13.png\" class=\"kg-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1062\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>While he isn&#8217;t a young player, Zibanejad is under contract through the 2029-30 season and has made it clear he will not waive his no-movement clause. It is clear he will be with the team as they enter a new era, and getting the most out of him will go a long way in the Rangers&#8217; retool.<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy the game! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"New York Rangers Game Threads Join the in-game conversation with the Blueshirt Banter community by becoming a member&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":163542,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[9,11,10],"class_list":{"0":"post-163541","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york","8":"tag-new-york","9":"tag-new-york-headlines","10":"tag-new-york-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/163541","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=163541"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/163541\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/163542"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=163541"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=163541"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=163541"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}