A high compete level allowed the Blueshirts to snag a 5-4 win over the Wild behind Vincent Trocheck’s goal in overtime.

Trocheck's overtime goal gave the Rangers their second straight win. They are tied with Montreal for the last playoff spot.

Peter Laviolette, Gabe Perreault, and Vincent Trocheck discussed the Rangers' 5-4 overtime victory vs. the Minnesota Wild. Trocheck's overtime goal lifted New York to a much needed victory on the same night Gabe Perreault made his NHL debut.

Trocheck scored a goal on two shots and went plus-2 in Wednesday's 5-4 overtime win over the Wild. Trocheck cashed in on a feed from Artemi Panarin, ending a back-and-forth game 24 seconds into overtime.

Minnesota suffered their seventh overtime loss this season, falling to New York 5-4. Wednesday’s game was full of offense. Minnesota led 2-1 after the first period, but three Ranger goals gave them the 4-3 advantage after two.

The teams traded goals through the first 40-plus minutes, with Marco Rossi taking advantage of a Rangers turnover just 22 seconds into the third period to tie the game at 4-4, but Shesterkin stood tall the rest of the way and got rewarded when Artemi Panarin found Vincent Trocheck for the OT winner.

Nyquist scored a power-play goal and added a shorthanded assist in Wednesday's 5-4 overtime loss to the Rangers. The veteran winger opened the scoring exactly nine minutes into the first period before setting up Marcus Johansson for a shortie midway through the second.

Costly Turnover Night” was not an official entry on the Madison Square Garden promotional calendar, but that ended up being the theme of the evening anyway.

The Minnesota Wild never possessed the puck in overtime and it took the Rangers only 24 seconds to score the game-winning goal Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden in New York. The winning goal came after Artemi Paranin sped up the right wall,