NEW YORK – After dominating the New York Rangers without scoring for much of the night, rookie Danila Yurov finally gave the Minnesota Wild the conclusion they desperately needed.

Yurov scored his first NHL goal in the third period on the way to a 3-1 win over the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden, and an end to their three-game losing streak.

With the game tied 1-1, Rangers goalie Igor Shesterkin stopped Marcus Johansson’s wraparound attempt, but the puck was loose in the crease just long enough for Yurov to sweep it over the line. Wild teammate Vladimir Tarasenko collected the puck from the referee to give to Yurov as a souvenir.

Jonas Brodin scored his first goal of the season early in the game, and goalie Filip Gustavsson turned aside most of the Rangers’ sporadic offense, r

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