nhl Game Recap
New York Rangers vs New Jersey Devils Recap - Rangers Win 5-1
Chris Kreider scored a pair of goals against the Devils as New York handed New Jersey a 5-1 defeat on Thursday at Prudential Center.
New York won as a +119 underdog, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 5.5 were rewarded at the payout window.
New York got goals from Chris Kreider(2), Patrick Kane, Kaapo Kakko, and Vladimir Tarasenko in the victory. Tarasenko opened the scoring at 5:53 of the second period.
Igor Shesterkin stopped 22 of 23 New Jersey shots in the victory.
New Jersey got a goal from Erik Haula in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Vitek Vanecek stopped 25 of 30 shots for the Devils, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, New York went 2-for-7, while the Devils were 1-for-4 with the man advantage.
New Jersey lost the shots on goal battle to New York by a margin of 30-23.