![]() Kakko scored in close shortly after a New Jersey penalty ended.Īfter setting franchise record for wins (52) and points (112) in one of the biggest turnaround seasons in league history, the Devils are suddenly faced with seeing their season in jeopardy. Kane scored on a breakaway at 6:34 of the third period after sustained Devils pressure. He stretched the lead to 3-1, using great hand-eye coordination to pop a soft pass by Kane over Vanecek's shoulder into the net. Tarasenko got the Rangers going 5:53 into the second period, taking a pass from Fox and beating Vanecek with a shot from the top of the circles.Ī little more than four minutes later, Kreider tipped a slap shot from Kane past the Devils goalie. Haula put New Jersey on the board first with a rebound in the crease in the waning seconds of a power play. There's a long way to go,” Rangers captain Jacob Trouba said. The best-of-seven series shifts across the Hudson River to Madison Square Garden for Games 3 and 4 on Saturday and Monday, respectively. Referee Wes McCauley and Frederick L'Ecuyer sent five players from each team to the locker room with 6:40 left. Vitek Vanecek finished with 26 saves in a game that got one-sided and chippy late. "That has been the biggest difference”Įrik Haula scored for New Jersey, which has been outscored 10-2 after going 3-0-1 in the regular season against New York. “Their power play has been dangerous," Devils coach Lindy Ruff said. Igor Shesterkin had a relatively easy night, making 21 saves. Vladimir Tarasenko and Kaapo Kakko also scored and Fox added two more assists to give him six in two games. You’re going to take away four of them, but you don’t want to leave any of them open.” “ You got Panarin, Kane, Mika, Fox, Kreider out there. “I don’t think it’s necessarily leaving him alone. Rangers center Vincent Trocheck said while it might look as though the Devils are leaving Kreider alone in front of the net, New York has Kane, Mika Zibanejad, Adam Fox, Artemi Panarin and Kreider on the ice for their power plays. In practice, we do a lot of drills where shots are coming from the point and he just tips everything.” “He’s able to get his stick on everything. “He’s one of the best, not only in the league, just that I have ever seen," said Patrick Kane, who had a goal and the two primary assists on Kreider's goals. The Devils are 1 for 8, so they are not scoring - and are giving up goals when defending. The Rangers are 4 of 10 on their chances with the extra skater, with Kreider tipping in all four goals. The series has revolved around the power play. Kreider scored two more power-play goals in a three-goal second period and the Rangers stunned the New Jersey Devils 5-1 on Thursday night to a take a 2-0 lead on the road in their first-round playoff series. ![]() The New York Rangers and Chris Kreider certainly picked the right time to get their power play in high gear. He then got it over to McLeod, who tucked the puck around Rangers goalie Igor Shesterkin for the shorthanded tally.Kreider scores 2 more, Rangers open 2-0 lead on Devils The Rangers were attempting to milk the clock during a four-on-four scenario, but veteran forward Ondrej Palat stole the puck. ![]() ![]() It also marked New Jersey's sixth win in their last eight Game 7s, including winning four of their last five.Īfter a scoreless first period, forward Michael McLeod opened the scoring at the 9:53 mark of the second period. With Monday's victory, the Devils won their first playoff series since defeating - you guessed it - the Rangers in Game 7 of the 2012 Eastern Conference Final. When the dust settled in the series, Schmid recorded an impressive 1.72 goals-against-average after replacing Vitek Vanecek in Game 3. Schmid stopped all 31 shots that he faced and recorded just his second career shutout. However, the New Jersey Devils goaltender was tremendous when his team needed him the most in Game 7 as the Devils defeated the Rangers, 4-0. For the first time in the series, Akira Schmid looked human when he surrendered five goals in a 5-2 Game 6 loss against the New York Rangers. ![]()
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