Minnesota @ New York preview

Last Meeting ( Mar 16, 2019 ) NY Rangers 2, Minnesota 5

The New York Rangers are flying high into their game against the visiting Minnesota Wild on Monday after winning for the first time in 28 seasons when trailing by four goals. New York stormed back for a 6-5 victory at Montreal on Saturday, scoring three times in 3 minutes, 20 seconds of the second period and three more during a 6:50 stretch of the third.

"That's what we've been looking for all year, is that resiliency,'' Rangers forward Chris Kreider told reporters. "I mean, that happens sometimes in hockey, right? But for once, we didn't get away from what we needed to do and we were rewarded." Minnesota coughed a two-goal lead in the final two minutes and lost 5-4 in overtime at Boston on Saturday, halting the Wild's season high-matching two-game winning streak but extending their point run to five contests (3-0-2). "Sometimes coaches take it a little harder than players. I'll get over it tomorrow," Wild coach Bruce Boudreau told reporters. "Once (the Bruins) got that feeling it was hard to stop them." Monday's game will be a homecoming of sorts for Minnesota's Mats Zuccarello, who makes his return to Madison Square Garden after playing his first eight-plus seasons with New York.

TV: 7 p.m. ET, FS North Plus (Minnesota), MSG (New York)

ABOUT THE WILD (9-11-3): Zuccarello recorded a pair of assists Saturday and has a goal and four points in his last three games while defenseman Ryan Suter also had two assists versus Montreal and has five in his past three contests. Jason Zucker has scored in three straight games and shares the team lead in goals with Zach Parise at eight while Eric Staal (club-high 17 points) has seven. Alex Stalock (5-3-1, 2.79 goals-against average, .908 save percentage) makes his fourth straight start with No. 1 goaltender Devan Dubnyk away from the team attending to a family matter.

ABOUT THE RANGERS (10-9-2): Artemi Panarin, New York's big-ticket free-agent acquisition during the offseason, is paying dividends with club highs of 12 points and 27 points, recording eight (four goals) in the last five games. Henrik Lundqvist, who is 6-7-0, 3.25, .885 in 14 games versus Minnesota, will move past Curtis Joseph and into fifth all-time with his next victory, which would be the 455th of his career. Filip Chytil boasts seven goals and a plus-7 rating in 12 games since being recalled from AHL Hartford.

OVERTIME

1. The Wild have won three straight meetings - all by three goals - with Ryan Donato recording two goals and two assists in two games last season.

2. New York killed all five penalties against Montreal after extinguishing only 13-of-25 in its previous six contests.

3. Minnesota captain Mikko Koivu needs one point for 700 and four assists for 500.

PREDICTION: Rangers 3, Wild 2