Minnesota vs Rangers Prediction: the Blue Jackets Will Be Closer to Winning

Prediction for the NHL Minnesota Wild vs New York Rangers match, which will take place on October 14. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Minnesota continues to progress, with a number of young and ambitious hockey players capable of taking the team to the next level. Of course, one of them is Kirill Kaprizov, who ranked among the top 5 scorers in the entire league last season. The Russian was useful in the playoffs, but not enough to overcome St. Louis in the first round of the Stanley Cup. In the offseason, the Wildcats lost more players than they gained, and special attention should be paid to the departure of Kevin Fiala, who went to Los Angeles. During the preseason, the Red and Greens played seven games with six wins.

The Rangers had a much more successful season a year earlier, which ended in the third round of the playoffs, where they had a great chance to beat Tampa Bay and reach the Stanley Cup Final, but it did not happen, 2:4. In the offseason, the Blues had to unload the payroll, which caused them to part with Andrew Copp, Frank Vatrano and Ryan Strome. This trio contributed immensely to the New York club's success last year. In the new regular championship Gerard Galland's wards have already managed to play one game, beating Tampa Bay 3:1 thanks to a double by Mika Zibanejad.

Minnesota is booming and already made some noise in the last regular season and looked good in the preseason with six wins in seven games. In contrast, the Rangers had a disappointing preseason as they only managed four of their six games. Yes, the Blues defeated Tampa Bay the day before, but it was at home, and the Lightning never jump out of their pants for points in the season opener, while with the Wild it will be more difficult.

We should not expect a lot of scoring activity in the upcoming game. The Rangers in the preseason played very poorly on defense, however, with the start of the regular season noticeably strengthened the defensive structure, which allowed them to beat Tampa Bay - 3:1. Minnesota was already in good shape in the friendlies, as they conceded only 12 pucks (1.71 average per game) in seven preseason meetings.

Joel Eriksson is an experienced but still improving hockey player, who set a personal best record last season. Including playoff games, the Swedish forward scored a combined 54 points (29 goals + 25 assists), although he had never surpassed three and a half dozen points before. The 25-year-old forward also featured prominently in preseason games and in his last game he even made a goal and a nice pass.

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