Mats Zuccarello has his coach in his corner.

The struggling Rangers right wing and looming unrestricted free agent, who snapped a 10-game goal-less streak in Monday’s 6-3 win over the Panthers at the Garden, received plenty of support following practice on Tuesday.

“I would prefer he stayed a New York Ranger,” Alain Vigneault said. “I made that very clear to management.”

Coming off a brilliant postseason and leading the Rangers in points during the regular season a year ago, Zuccarello hasn’t made the same impact this season, producing just 26 points (eight goals, 18 assists) in 46 games.

The 27-year-old Norwegian has just two goals in his past 20 games after the Rangers resigned him to a one-year, $3.5 million deal in the offseason.

“I think he’s a young man that has got a lot of upside, and I do believe he can play much better than he has so far this year,” Vigneault said. “He can contribute at a more regular pace, but I do see him as part of our future.

“At the end of the day, this is a business. If he wants to stay and we want him here, there is going to need to be common ground. That’s where that’s at right now.”

Vigneault said goaltender Henrik Lundqvist, given the day off to rest, will start against the Bruins Wednesday night at the Garden.