Vladislav Gavrikov scored a goal and dished two assists and the New York Rangers held on for a 4-2 win over the Minnesota Wild on Saturday night in Saint Paul, Minn.
Noah Laba, Jaroslav Chmelar and Vincent Trocheck also scored for New York, which won its fourth game in a row. Adam Fox picked up a pair of assists.
Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin tied his career high with 46 saves to earn the victory. He made six saves in the first period, 20 saves in the second and 20 saves in the third.
Matt Boldy and Danila Yurov scored one goal apiece for Minnesota, whose point streak ended at five games (3-0-2). The Wild lost in regulation for the first time since March 1.
Wild goaltender Filip Gustavsson gave up four goals on 18 shots.
The Rangers started the scoring on a power-play goal 2:41 after the opening faceoff. Laba streaked into the offensive zone on an odd-man rush and scored on a wrist shot from the right circle.
New York made it 2-0 with five minutes to go in the first period. Gavrikov chipped in a loose puck in front of the net with a backhand shot.
The Wild got on the scoreboard in the first minute of the second period. Boldy carried the puck between a pair of defenders and buried a power-play goal.
The sequence marked Boldy’s 38th goal, which increased his career high and tied him with Kirill Kaprizov for the team lead.
The Rangers pulled ahead 3-1 with 11:19 remaining in the second period. Chmelar scored on a mini-breakaway with a backhand shot.
Trocheck made it 4-1 with 10:57 left in the second period. He redirected a shot past Gustavsson, who was screened by traffic in front of the net.
Minnesota pulled within 4-2 with 12:41 remaining. Yurov tapped in a shot from the front of the crease to reach double-digit goals in his rookie campaign.
