Vincent Trocheck scored 24 seconds into overtime when the New York Rangers defeated the Minnesota Wild 5-4 at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday. Trocheck circled around the net with the puck before passing to Artemi Panarin,

The Canadiens and Blue Jackets both take the ice Thursday. Here are matchup details, full bracket projections.

It's hard to have much faith in a team with such little scoring punch. New York's average of 2.74 goals per game ranks 25th in the league and worst among the wild-card contenders. Bo Horvat leads the team with an underwhelming total of 51 points.

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.

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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.

Toronto and the Rangers picked up huge results in their respective playoff races on Wednesday. The Maple Leafs moved three points clear of Tampa Bay in the Atlantic with their home win over the Panthers.

The teams are struggling to clinch as they match up Wednesday. Plus, bracket projections after a busy Tuesday.

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.