National Hockey League

FINAL
New York Rangers 6
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New Jersey Devils 1
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Match Report

Kreider's 2nd hat trick in 5 games lifts Rangers past Devils

— Red hot Chris Kreider recorded his second hat trick in five games and the Rangers beat the slumping New Jersey Devils 6-1 on Thursday night in a game marred by a late injury to New York goaltender Igor Shesterkin.

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Team Stats

NYR NJ
13
Blocked Shots
4
17
Hits
18
10
Takeaways
12
19
Shots
36
1
Power Play Goals
0
2
Power Play Opportunities
4
50.0
Power Play Percentage
0.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
20
Faceoffs Won
36
35.7
Faceoff Win Percent
64.3
14
Giveaways
18
5
Total Penalties
3
13
Penalty Minutes
9

Top Performers

NYR

  • Igor Shesterkin G GA 1 · SA 33 · SOS 0
  • Phillip Di Giuseppe LW BS 0 · HT 2 · TK 0
  • Ryan Strome C BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 2
  • Brett Howden C BS 1 · HT 1 · TK 2

NJ

  • Mackenzie Blackwood G GA 4 · SA 15 · SOS 0
  • Aaron Dell G GA 2 · SA 4 · SOS 0
  • Pavel Zacha C BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 0
  • Nathan Bastian RW BS 0 · HT 3 · TK 1

Head to Head

NJ leads series 2-1

Injuries

New Jersey Devils

  • Seamus Casey Injured Reserve

New York Rangers

  • James Reimer Day-To-Day
  • Igor Shesterkin Injured Reserve
  • Joe Veleno Injured Reserve
  • Joonas Korpisalo Injured Reserve
  • Aidan Thompson Injured Reserve

Play by Play

  1. Goal 18:27 6-1
    Alexis Lafreniere 3rd
  2. Missed 18:09 5-1
    Jesper Bratt 3rd
  3. Goal 15:25 5-1
    Brendan Smith 3rd
  4. Missed 14:08 4-1
    Damon Severson 3rd
  5. Penalty 13:06 4-1
    Michael McLeod 3rd
  6. Missed 11:38 4-1
    Travis Zajac 3rd
  7. Penalty 10:34 4-1
    Brendan Lemieux 3rd
  8. Penalty 7:02 4-1
    Ryan Lindgren 3rd
  9. Missed 7:01 4-1
    Mikhail Maltsev 3rd
  10. Missed 5:01 4-1
    Ty Smith 3rd
  11. Penalty 4:11 4-1
    Brendan Smith 3rd
  12. Penalty 4:11 4-1
    Michael McLeod 3rd
  13. Goal 3:57 4-1
    Pavel Buchnevich 3rd
  14. Missed 3:48 3-1
    Mikhail Maltsev 3rd
  15. Missed 1:30 3-1
    Andreas Johnsson 3rd
  16. Goal 0:23 3-1
    Chris Kreider 3rd
  17. Missed 18:43 2-1
    Nathan Bastian 2nd
  18. Missed 17:39 2-1
    Miles Wood 2nd
  19. Missed 16:21 2-1
    Brett Howden 2nd
  20. Missed 15:19 2-1
    Pavel Zacha 2nd
  21. Missed 15:07 2-1
    Kyle Palmieri 2nd
  22. Penalty 14:57 2-1
    Libor Hajek 2nd
  23. Goal 13:57 2-1
    Chris Kreider 2nd
  24. Missed 13:56 1-1
    Ryan Strome 2nd
  25. Goal 8:28 1-1
    Chris Kreider 2nd
  26. Penalty 7:52 0-1
    Kyle Palmieri 2nd
  27. Missed 7:33 0-1
    Libor Hajek 2nd
  28. Missed 7:26 0-1
    Kyle Palmieri 2nd
  29. Missed 4:43 0-1
    Phillip Di Giuseppe 2nd
  30. Missed 4:06 0-1
    Pavel Buchnevich 2nd
  31. Missed 1:56 0-1
    Jack Hughes 2nd
  32. Missed 0:38 0-1
    K'Andre Miller 2nd
  33. Missed 19:52 0-1
    Kyle Palmieri 1st
  34. Missed 18:52 0-1
    Will Butcher 1st
  35. Penalty 15:31 0-1
    Filip Chytil 1st
  36. Missed 14:37 0-1
    Chris Kreider 1st
  37. Missed 13:59 0-1
    Kyle Palmieri 1st
  38. Missed 10:57 0-1
    Adam Fox 1st
  39. Missed 10:12 0-1
    Dmitry Kulikov 1st
  40. Goal 7:12 0-1
    Jack Hughes 1st
  41. Missed 4:38 0-0
    Janne Kuokkanen 1st
  42. Missed 3:31 0-0
    Brendan Smith 1st
  43. Missed 2:16 0-0
    P.K. Subban 1st
  44. Missed 1:28 0-0
    Jack Hughes 1st
  1. End of Game 20:00 6-1
    3rd
  2. Period End 20:00 6-1
    3rd
  3. Giveaway 19:53 6-1
    Phillip Di Giuseppe 3rd
  4. Face Off 19:19 6-1
    Brett Howden 3rd
  5. Stoppage 19:19 6-1
    3rd
  6. Shot 19:19 6-1
    Janne Kuokkanen 3rd
  7. Shot 19:12 6-1
    Will Butcher 3rd
  8. Face Off 18:27 6-1
    Michael McLeod 3rd
  9. Goal 18:27 6-1
    Alexis Lafreniere 3rd
  10. Giveaway 18:26 5-1
    Dmitry Kulikov 3rd
  11. Missed 18:09 5-1
    Jesper Bratt 3rd
  12. Hit 18:02 5-1
    Libor Hajek 3rd
  13. Hit 17:41 5-1
    Travis Zajac 3rd
  14. Face Off 17:32 5-1
    Ryan Strome 3rd
  15. Stoppage 17:32 5-1
    3rd
  16. Shot 17:32 5-1
    Andreas Johnsson 3rd
  17. Takeaway 17:07 5-1
    Mikhail Maltsev 3rd
  18. Takeaway 16:59 5-1
    Filip Chytil 3rd
  19. Giveaway 15:41 5-1
    Sami Vatanen 3rd
  20. Face Off 15:25 5-1
    Brett Howden 3rd
  21. Goal 15:25 5-1
    Brendan Smith 3rd
  22. Takeaway 14:32 4-1
    Yegor Sharangovich 3rd
  23. Face Off 14:08 4-1
    Yegor Sharangovich 3rd
  24. Stoppage 14:08 4-1
    3rd
  25. Missed 14:08 4-1
    Damon Severson 3rd
  26. Blocked 13:25 4-1
    Mika Zibanejad 3rd
  27. Face Off 13:06 4-1
    Ryan Strome 3rd
  28. Penalty 13:06 4-1
    Michael McLeod 3rd
  29. Giveaway 13:06 4-1
    Jack Johnson 3rd
  30. Face Off 12:54 4-1
    Nathan Bastian 3rd
  31. Stoppage 12:54 4-1
    3rd
  32. Shot 12:54 4-1
    Chris Kreider 3rd
  33. Shot 12:42 4-1
    Damon Severson 3rd
  34. Shot 12:27 4-1
    Janne Kuokkanen 3rd
  35. Blocked 12:01 4-1
    P.K. Subban 3rd
  36. Blocked 11:52 4-1
    Ty Smith 3rd
  37. Hit 11:39 4-1
    Travis Zajac 3rd
  38. Missed 11:38 4-1
    Travis Zajac 3rd
  39. Blocked 11:22 4-1
    Ty Smith 3rd
  40. Hit 11:19 4-1
    Pavel Buchnevich 3rd

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