New Jersey has an all-time record of 110-120-27-12 against New York.
The New Jersey Devils will travel across the river to face the New York Rangers on Monday night at MSG. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:00 P.M. The team did not hold a full morning skate, and interim head coach Travis Green will meet with the media at 4:55 P.M.
Devils @ Rangers - MSG
The Devils have a 0-2-0 record against the Rangers this season. In their previous meeting, the Devils lost 5-1 at Prudential Center. Jack Hughes scored New Jersey's lone goal. The game was physical, and Nathan Bastian suffered an upper-body injury that has kept him sidelined since.
The Rangers are first in the Metropolitan Division (41-18-4). They are coming off a 4-0 victory over the St. Louis Blues. Goaltender Igor Shesterkin made 26 saves, and Artemi Panarin collected two points to extend his point streak to five games. Three of their four goals against the Blues were power-play goals.
- New Jersey's injury list includes Dougie Hamilton (out indefinitely) and Nathan Bastian (lower body).
- New York's injury list includes Jacob Trouba (lower body), Filip Chytil (head), and Blake Wheeler (leg).
- Four Devils players enter tonight's game on point streaks: Jack Hughes (three games), Timo Meier (six games), Nico Hischier (two games), and John Marino (two games).
- Jack Hughes has 18 points (11 goals, seven assists) in 18 career games.
- The Rangers made four trades surrounding the NHL Trade Deadline, acquiring Alex Wennberg (Seattle Kraken), Chad Ruhwedel (Pittsburgh Penguins), Nic Petan (Minnesota Wild), and Jack Roslovic (Columbus Blue Jackets).
- According to the media notes, the Rangers are 22-8-0 at home and tied for second in the NHL in home wins. New York has won seven of its last eight home games and nine of its last ten at MSG.
- Timo Meier has goals in five straight games, which tied a career-high that he's achieved four times. The last time Meier earned a five-game goal-scoring streak was Dec. 17, 2022, to Dec. 27.
Projected Lineup
New Jersey:
Ondrej Palat - Nico Hischier - Timo Meier
Jack Hughes - Erik Haula - Jesper Bratt
Chris Tierney - Curtis Lazar - Dawson Mercer
Kurtis MacDermid - Tomas Nosek - Alexander Holtz
Jonas Siegenthaler - John Marino
Kevin Bahl - Brendan Smith
Luke Hughes - Simon Nemec
Kaapo Kahkonen/Nico Daws
New York:
Chris Kreider - Mika Zibanejad - Jack Roslovic
Artemi Panarin - Vincent Trocheck - Alexis Lafreniere
Will Cuylle - Alex Wennberg - Kaapo Kakko
Jimmy Vesey - Barclay Goodrow - Matt Rempe
K'Andre Miller - Braden Schneider
Ryan Lindgren - Chad Ruhwedel
Zac Jones - Erik Gustafsson
Jonathan Quick/Igor Shesterkin
** Per Mollie Walker of the NY Post, Adam Fox is a game-time decision as he is under the weather and did not participate in the team's morning skate.**
Watch & Listen: Tonight's game will be broadcast on MSGN. Fans can also listen on the Devils Hockey Network with Matt Loughlin on play-by-play.
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