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New York Rangers vs New Jersey Devils · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
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TUE · DEC 15 · 6:00 PM CT
Prudential Center
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New York Rangers
Rangers
3–1–0
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New Jersey Devils
Devils
1–1–0
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TUE · DEC 15 · 6:00 PM CT
MSG · MSGSN2
New York Rangers
Away · Rangers
3–1–0
6 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
The read
Jake Allen has not had an answer for J.T. Miller: 6 goals on 31 shots. But Jesper Bratt has made a habit of hurting the Rangers: 7 points in the last 4 meetings.
Prudential Center
New Jersey Devils
Home · Devils
1–1–0
2 PTS
Rangers
GOALIES
Devils
Igor Shesterkin
Igor Shesterkin
Expected
.934 SV% · 1.67 GAA · 2W
.918 SV% L5 · Steady
VS
Jake Allen
Jake Allen
Expected
.920 SV% · 1.89 GAA · 1W
.896 SV% L5 · Cooling
Rangers
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Devils
L1
Gabriel Perreault · Mika Zibanejad · Alexis Lafrenière
L1
Anthony Mantha · Jack Hughes · Jesper Bratt
L2
Tye Kartye · J.T. Miller · Pavel Dorofeyev
L2
Timo Meier · Nico Hischier · Luke Evangelista
L3
Will Cuylle · Noah Laba · Eeli Tolvanen
L3
Arseny Gritsyuk · Evan Rodrigues · Dawson Mercer
L4
Oliver Bjorkstrand · Joe Veleno · Jaroslav Chmelar
L4
Amadeus Lombardi · Cody Glass · Jesper Boqvist
D1
Vladislav Gavrikov · Adam Fox
D1
Luke Hughes · Brett Pesce
D2
Marcus Pettersson · Sean Durzi
D2
Jonas Siegenthaler · Dougie Hamilton
D3
Alberts Smits · Braden Schneider
D3
Brenden Dillon · Declan Chisholm
PP1
Alexis Lafrenière · J.T. Miller · Pavel Dorofeyev · Mika Zibanejad · Adam Fox
PP1
Jesper Bratt · Nico Hischier · Luke Evangelista · Jack Hughes · Luke Hughes
PP2
Oliver Bjorkstrand · Will Cuylle · Gabriel Perreault · Eeli Tolvanen · Sean Durzi
PP2
Timo Meier · Evan Rodrigues · Anthony Mantha · Arseny Gritsyuk · Dougie Hamilton
PK1
Joe Veleno · Tye Kartye · Marcus Pettersson · Adam Fox
PK1
Nico Hischier · Dawson Mercer · Brenden Dillon · Brett Pesce
PK2
Mika Zibanejad · Will Cuylle · Vladislav Gavrikov · Sean Durzi
PK2
Cody Glass · Jesper Bratt · Jonas Siegenthaler · Dougie Hamilton
RangersProjected lines
L1
Gabriel Perreault · Mika Zibanejad · Alexis Lafrenière
L2
Tye Kartye · J.T. Miller · Pavel Dorofeyev
L3
Will Cuylle · Noah Laba · Eeli Tolvanen
L4
Oliver Bjorkstrand · Joe Veleno · Jaroslav Chmelar
D1
Vladislav Gavrikov · Adam Fox
D2
Marcus Pettersson · Sean Durzi
D3
Alberts Smits · Braden Schneider
PP1
Alexis Lafrenière · J.T. Miller · Pavel Dorofeyev · Mika Zibanejad · Adam Fox
PP2
Oliver Bjorkstrand · Will Cuylle · Gabriel Perreault · Eeli Tolvanen · Sean Durzi
PK1
Joe Veleno · Tye Kartye · Marcus Pettersson · Adam Fox
PK2
Mika Zibanejad · Will Cuylle · Vladislav Gavrikov · Sean Durzi
DevilsProjected lines
L1
Anthony Mantha · Jack Hughes · Jesper Bratt
L2
Timo Meier · Nico Hischier · Luke Evangelista
L3
Arseny Gritsyuk · Evan Rodrigues · Dawson Mercer
L4
Amadeus Lombardi · Cody Glass · Jesper Boqvist
D1
Luke Hughes · Brett Pesce
D2
Jonas Siegenthaler · Dougie Hamilton
D3
Brenden Dillon · Declan Chisholm
PP1
Jesper Bratt · Nico Hischier · Luke Evangelista · Jack Hughes · Luke Hughes
PP2
Timo Meier · Evan Rodrigues · Anthony Mantha · Arseny Gritsyuk · Dougie Hamilton
PK1
Nico Hischier · Dawson Mercer · Brenden Dillon · Brett Pesce
PK2
Cody Glass · Jesper Bratt · Jonas Siegenthaler · Dougie Hamilton
Last Game (2026-10-04) · Oct 5 · 8:55 AM CT Amanda Stein · Oct 5 · 10:42 AM CT
Rangers
INJURY REPORT
Devils
Joe Veleno
OUT · Right lower body · Expected back Oct 9
Connor Brown
OUT · Lower body · Expected back Oct 12
Matthew Robertson
DAY-TO-DAY · Not injury related
Seamus Casey
IR · Knee · Expected back Nov 21
Joonas Korpisalo
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 9
Johnathan Kovacevic
IR · Right knee · Expected back Oct 6
Aidan Thompson
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 11
Nick Bjugstad
IR · Left pectoral (surgery) · Expected back Jan 19
Adam Sykora
IR · Lower body · Expected back Jan 25
RangersInjury report
Joe Veleno
OUT · Right lower body · Expected back Oct 9
Matthew Robertson
DAY-TO-DAY · Not injury related
Joonas Korpisalo
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 9
Aidan Thompson
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 11
Adam Sykora
IR · Lower body · Expected back Jan 25
DevilsInjury report
Connor Brown
OUT · Lower body · Expected back Oct 12
Seamus Casey
IR · Knee · Expected back Nov 21
Johnathan Kovacevic
IR · Right knee · Expected back Oct 6
Nick Bjugstad
IR · Left pectoral (surgery) · Expected back Jan 19
Last Game (2026-10-04) · Oct 5 · 8:55 AM CT Amanda Stein · Oct 5 · 10:42 AM CT
STORYLINE
The Rangers have won 3 straight and are 3-1-0 in their first 4 games. The Devils lost their last game and are 1-1-0 in their first 2 games.

Matchup Intel

Jake Allen has not had an answer for J.T. Miller: 6 goals on 31 shots. But Jesper Bratt has made a habit of hurting the Rangers: 7 points in the last 4 meetings.

A milestone is in reach for Taylor Raddysh: 1 more goal for 100 career goals. Jake Allen has had trouble with the Rangers, a .868 save percentage on 144 shots.

The numbers behind it
Matchup
J.T. Miller has 6 goals on Jake Allen (31 shots).
(New York)
6 goals on Jake Allen
Matchup
Jack Hughes has 13 goals on Igor Shesterkin (113 shots).
(New Jersey)
13 goals on Igor Shesterkin
Goaltending
Jake Allen has struggled against New York — a .868 save % on 144 shots.
.868 SV% vs NYR
Player
Jesper Bratt has 7 points in his last 4 games against New York. See the games →
(New Jersey)
7 pts, last 4 vs NYR
Player
Nico Hischier has 7 points in his last 4 games against New York. See the games →
(New Jersey)
7 pts, last 4 vs NYR
Milestone
Taylor Raddysh is 1 goal shy of 100 career goals.
99 career goals
Goaltending
Igor Shesterkin has stopped .934 over his last 3 starts (-0.2 goals saved above expected).
.934 SV%, last 3 starts
Milestone
Mika Zibanejad is 3 goals shy of 700 career goals.
697 career goals