NEW YORK RANGERS NOTES:
LAST GAME
New York Rangers 5, New Jersey Devils 2 – RD1G6 – April 29, 2023 – Madison Square Garden
NYR Goals: C. Kreider (6), M. Zibanejad (1), V. Tarasenko (3), B. Goodrow (1), B. Schneider (1)
NJD Goals: C. Lazar (1), D. Mercer (2)
NYR Goalie: I. Shesterkin (W – 34/36)
NJD Goalie: A. Schmid (L – 24/29), V. Vanecek (ND – 0/0)
NYR Shots: 29
NJD Shots: 36
NYR PP: 1/4
NYR PK: 2/3
RECAP/NOTES: The Rangers scored five unanswered goals to stave off elimination on Saturday night at MSG. Chris Kreider opened the scoring to begin his three-point night and Mika Zibanejad, Adam Fox and Vladimir Tarasenko notched multi-point games of their own. New York improved to 24-22 overall and 15-9 at home all-time in Game 6s.
RANGERS RUNDOWN
- The New York Rangers face the New Jersey Devils in Game 7 of the First Round, at the Prudential Center (8:00 PM ET – TV: MSG Network, ESPN – Radio: ESPN 98.7 FM). The Rangers and Devils will meet in a Game 7 for the third time, following the 1994 Conference Finals and 1992 Division Semifinals – New York emerged victorious in both previous instances.
- The Blueshirts are 6-1 in their last seven elimination games.
- In the NHL, the Rangers have allowed the fewest G/GP in these playoffs with a 2.17 mark. Dating back to the regular season, the Blueshirts have allowed three or fewer goals in 24 of their last 25 games.
- When scoring four or more goals, New York are a combined 36-0-0 (33-0-0 in regular season, 3-0 in playoffs). In the regular season, the Blueshirts were only team in the NHL to have a perfect such record.
- The Rangers are facing their Hudson River rivals in the postseason for the seventh time in history (2012, 2008, 2006, 1997, 1994, 1992). New York has taken four of those six previous meetings, with the most recent series win against the Devils coming in the 2008 Conference Quarterfinals.
- New York posted a 47-22-13 record for 107 points during the regular season, ranking tied for eighth in the NHL in wins and ninth in points. In franchise history, the Blueshirts’ 47 wins rank tied for ninth while their 107 points are the seventh most in team history.
- The Rangers are in the Stanley Cup Playoffs for a second-straight season and 62nd time in franchise history.
- From December 5 to the end of the regular season, New York went 36-12-8 for 80 points. In the NHL in that span, the Rangers ranked tied for fourth in points, second in points percentage (.714), tied for fourth in wins, fifth in goals per game (3.52), and third in power play percentage (26.1).
ALL-TIME PLAYOFF RECORD 21-19 (4-2 in series)
ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON RECORD 130-99-27-11 (298 PTS)
NYR HOME PLAYOFFS 10-10
NYR AWAY PLAYOFFS 11-9
2022-23 REGULAR SEASON 1-2-1
SPECIAL TEAMS
- The Rangers have scored a power play goal in three of the first six games.
- In Game 2, the Blueshirts tabbed scored two more power play goals, marking the first time since the 1995 postseason that they have started a playoff year with multiple PPGs in each of the first two games.
- In Game 1 against the Devils, the Blueshirts went 4-for-4 on the penalty kill, while not allowing a shot, and scored two power play goals of their own. It marked the first time since Game 4 of the 2015 ECF that the Rangers have scored two PPG and had a perfect PK of four or more opportunities.
- In the regular season, the Rangers finished with a 24.1 power play percentage, the fifth highest in club history and the seventh highest in the NHL this year. New York’s 271 penalties taken were the third fewest in the league.
NEW JERSEY DEVILS NOTES:
WHAT TO KNOW
The Devils and Rangers face-off in the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the seventh time:
199-92, NYR defeated New Jersey in 7 games
1993-94, NYR defeated New Jersey in 7 games (ECF)
1996-97, NYR defeated New Jersey in 5 games
2005-06, NEW JERSEY defeated NYR in 4 games
2007-08, NYR defeated New Jersey in 5 games
2011-12, NEW JERSEY defeated NYR in 6 games (ECF)
New Jersey owned home-ice advantage against the Rangers in 2007-08, 2005-06 and 1996-97. This series marks the fourth occasion all-time that the two foes met in the First Round for the Stanley Cup Playoffs (1992-92, 2005-06 & 2007-08).
ROUND 1 RESULTS
Game 1 | Apr. 18 | NYR 5 at NJD 1
Game 2 | Apr. 20 | NYR 5 at NJD 1
Game 3 | Apr. 22 | NJD 2 at NYR 1 (OT)
Game 4 | Apr. 24 | NJD 3 at NYR 1
Game 5 | Apr. 27 | NYR 0 at NJD 4
Game 6 | Apr. 29 | NJD 2 at NYR 5
GAME 7
New Jersey will host a Game 7 for the sixth time in franchise history. The team owns a 7-7 all-time record in a Game 7 and 3-2 all-time record at home. The last time that the Devils played in a Game 7 was on April 26, 2012, at Florida (3-2, 2 OT, W). Adam Henrique scored the game- winner in double overtime, which propelled New Jersey to the Eastern Conference Semi-Finals vs Philadelphia. The last time that the Devils hosted a Game 7 was on Apr. 28, 2009, vs Carolina in the Eastern Conference Quarter-Finals, which also marked the only Game 7 ever played at Prudential Center (4-3, L).
The last time that the Devils won a Game 7 at home was on June 9, 2003, in the Stanley Cup final vs Anaheim (3-0, W). Jersey’s team owns an all-time record of 0-2 in a Game 7 for the Hudson River rivalry, which both games were played at Madison Square Garden:
May 1, 1992, at NYR, 8-4, L
May 27, 1994, at NYR 2-1, 2 OTL
The Devils are 4-0 all-time when scoring first in a Game 7:
2012 CQF vs FLA
2003 SCF vs ANA
2000 CF vs PHI
1988 DF vs WSH
Per NHL Pr,
“The team that scores first is 143-47 (.753) in the 190 all-time Game 7s in the Stanley Cup Playoffs (5-1 in 2022). Home teams own a 111-79 (.584) advantage in the 190 all-time Game 7s in the Stanley Cup Playoffs (4-2 in 2022). Ninety-six of the 190 all-time Game 7s in the Stanley Cup Playoffs (50.5%) have been decided by a one-goal margin, including four of six in 2022. Forty-seven Game 7s in the Stanley Cup Playoffs have required overtime (24.7%). Home teams have a 25-22 edge in those contests (2-0 in 2022).” – Per April 30..Florida visited Boston and played a Game 7 on April 30…and Seattle visited Colorado for a Game 7 on April 30.
TEAM STATS VS NYR IN A SINGLE PLAYOFF GAME:
Most goals: 7, which was earned on Apr. 21, 1992, at NYR, after a 7-3 win. Most goals allowed: 8, twice, last logged on May 1, 1992, at NYR, after an 8-5 loss. Most shots: 48, twice, last logged on May 15, 1994, at NYR in a 4-3 win. Most shots allowed: 50, which was surrendered on May 19, 1994, in a 3-2 double overtime loss. The Devils shut out New York three times (all-time) in playoff history, but was last logged in Game 5 of this round on Apr. 27. New York shut out the Devils six times for postseason history, but was last logged on May 19, 2012, after a 3-0 loss at the Rock.
