Rangers Host Ryan Reaves and the Minnesota Wild

After an early season trade that sent Ryan Reaves to Minnesota, the Rangers welcome Reaves back to Madison Square Garden for the first time since

Rangers are coming off a 4-3 overtime defeat to the New Jersey Devils. Rangers entered the third period up 3-1.
New York won the first meeting between the two sides by the score of 7-3 in Minnesota.
Tuesday night’s game will officially mark the start to the second half of the season.
Ryan Reaves was traded to the Wild by the Rangers back in November for a fifth-round pick
“I’d be happy to go 2-on-1, to be honest,” Reaves said on his return to New York. “That’s what it’s gonna take….”
Reaves also told the media that he didn’t ask for a trade but once he became aware of a trade in motion that he pushed for it to happen.
Reaves currently has four assists as a member of the Wild
Blueshirts 9-7-4 on home ice while Minnesota is 10-6-2
Mats Zuccarello spent parts of nine seasons in New York will return to the lineup for the Wild after missing the pass two games with an upper-body injury. The 35-year-old currently has 40 points in 37 games this season
Kirill Kaprizov leads the Wild in points with 48.
Marc-Andre Fleury starts for Minnesota after missing the last game due to personal reasons
Igor Shesterkin is expected to start for the Blueshirts. Jaroslav Halak is expected to backup after missing Monday practice with an illness
Expect the Rangers to stick with the same lineup