Alexandar Georgiev made the save on Pavel Zacha and Chris Kreider scored on a backhand against substitute goalie Jonathan Bernier as the Rangers beat the Devils, 4-3 in a seven-round shootout Sunday at Madison Square Garden for their third straight win.
The game featured the first goal of the season by Kaapo Kakko, who added an assist and scored in the shootout, and a fine performance by Georgiev, who started in place of No. 1 goalie Igor Shesterkin, and made 24 saves to earn his second victory of the season.
Kakko’s goal at 6:29 of the third had given the Rangers a 3-2 lead, but Zacha scored at 17:16 of the third to tie it, 3-3, and force overtime.