nhl Game Recap
Recap - Rangers Defeat New Jersey 4-3
The Devils came up short Wednesday against the Rangers, falling 4-3.
New York was favored by -208 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.5.
New York got goals from Alexis Lafreniere, Chris Kreider, Artemi Panarin, and Kaapo Kakko in the victory. Panarin opened the scoring at 9:22 of the first period.
Igor Shesterkin turned in a 17-save effort for the Rangers.
New Jersey got goals from Brendan Smith, Nico Hischier, and Ondrej Palat in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
New Jersey got a 37-stop effort from Kaapo Kahkonen in the loss.
On the power play, New York went 1-for-3, while the Devils were 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
New York outshot New Jersey 41-20 in the game.
New York heads into a battle against the Red Wings. New Jersey, meanwhile, will have their next action against Ottawa.