The New York Rangers were defeated 5-2 this evening by the New Jersey Devils, who haven’t played a game since January 31. New York struggled once again on the offensive side of the puck, and just couldn’t find a way to beat MacKenzie Blackwood consistently. Igor Shesterkin gave the Rangers every single opportunity to pull ahead in this game with his strong play in the first period. Unfortunately, the run support wasn’t there yet again and the Rangers dropped their fourth straight game.
1st Period
No scoring.
2nd Period
Pavel Zacha (3) - Damon Severson (4) & Janne Kuokkanen (3) PPG - 7:37
Following a quick start by the Devils in the first period, they were able to strike first early in the second period on the power play.