Game One from Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey is Tuesday, April 18 at 7:00 p.m.
NEWARK, N.J. -- The New Jersey Devils and New York Rangers are set to face off in the first round of the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs on Tuesday, April 18.
The matchup marks the seventh Stanley Cup Playoff series between the Hudson River rivals and the first postseason matchup since the Devils eliminated New York in the 2011-12 Eastern Conference Final.
New Jersey won the regular season series 3-0-1. Jack Hughes has earned at least a point in his last five regular season games versus the Rangers and has 15 points in 16 career games versus New York.
The Devils enter this series as one of the best teams in franchise history. The club set a franchise record for 52 wins in a single season, their 26 comeback wins ranked first in the NHL for the 2022-23 season, and set the franchise record with 112 points earned in a single season for the standings.
The full series schedule is as follows:
Game One: Tuesday, April 18 at 7:00 P.M. at Prudential Center
Game Two: Thursday, April 20 at 7:30 P.M. at Prudential Center
Game Three: Saturday, April 22 at 8:00 P.M. at Madison Square Garden
Game Four: Monday, April 24 at 7:00 P.M. at Madison Square Garden
Game Five*: Thursday, April 27 time TBD at Prudential Center
Game Six*: Saturday, April 29 time TBD at Madison Square Garden
Game Seven*: Monday, May 1 time TBD at Prudential Center
*if necessary
MSG Networks will broadcast Games 1, 2, and 4 (and if necessary, Games 5 and 7). Game 3 will be an ABC telecast and Game 6 is TBD.