🗽 Away Rangers 15-10-9 before this game
7–4
Final
😈 Home Devils 17-16-1 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
NYR 4127
NJD 0314

Rangers at Devils

Rangers beat Devils 7–4 at Prudential Center on December 26, 1986.

🗓 Fri, Dec 26, 1986 · 18:30 CST 📍 Prudential Center, Newark 🏒 1986-87 🔁 Devils lead the season series 3–2 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🗽 NYR
Kelly Kisio
3 G, 1 A
3 shots · +2
2nd star 🗽 NYR
Don Maloney
1 G, 2 A
2 shots · +1
3rd star 😈 NJD
John MacLean
2 G, 1 A
6 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

11 goals · in order
1st period
🗽 Kelly Kisio Go-ahead 1st · 00:38
Assists: James Patrick, Don Maloney
1–0
🗽 Kelly Kisio PP 1st · 04:46
Assists: Ron Greschner, Don Maloney
2–0
🗽 Tomas Sandstrom 1st · 06:21
Assists: Walt Poddubny
3–0
🗽 Kelly Kisio PP 1st · 09:36
Assists: Pierre Larouche, Curt Giles
4–0
2nd period
😈 John MacLean 2nd · 03:07
Unassisted
4–1
😈 Kirk Muller PP 2nd · 04:30
Assists: Aaron Broten, Mark Johnson
4–2
😈 Greg Adams PP 2nd · 12:30
Assists: John MacLean, Uli Hiemer
4–3
🗽 Kelly Miller 2nd · 19:05
Assists: Jan Erixon, James Patrick
5–3
3rd period
🗽 Mark Osborne PP 3rd · 01:39
Assists: Walt Poddubny, Tomas Sandstrom
6–3
😈 John MacLean 3rd · 04:14
Assists: Steve Richmond, Aaron Broten
6–4
🗽 Don Maloney 3rd · 18:03
Assists: Kelly Kisio, Mike Ridley
7–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🗽NYR NJD😈
28 Shots on goal 46
3/4 Power play (goals / chances) 2/5
36 Penalty minutes 27
NYR shooting 25.0% (7/28) NJD shooting 8.7% (4/46)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🗽Rangers
John Vanbiesbrouck
0/4
.000 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI
😈Devils
Alain Chevrier
0/4
.000 SV% · 4 GA · 53:39 TOI
Kirk McLean
0/3
.000 SV% · 3 GA · 06:21 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 4–0
Rangers
Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.
Devils
Devils: no games found in this situation this year.
After 2nd — 5–3
Rangers
Rangers: no games found in this situation this year.
Devils
Devils: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Devils lead the season series 3–2 Full head-to-head →
Dec 23, 1986
😈NJD @ 🗽NYR
5–8 · Rangers won
Dec 2, 1986
🗽NYR @ 😈NJD
5–8 · Devils won
Nov 17, 1986
🗽NYR @ 😈NJD
2–3 · Devils won
Oct 9, 1986
😈NJD @ 🗽NYR
5–3 · Devils won
Mar 31, 1986
😈NJD @ 🗽NYR
0–9 · Rangers won

❓ NYR vs NJD, answered

Who won Rangers vs Devils on December 26, 1986?

Rangers won 7–4.

What was the final score of Rangers vs Devils?

The final score was Rangers 7, Devils 4.

Who scored for Rangers?

Kelly Kisio (3), Don Maloney, Kelly Miller, Mark Osborne, Tomas Sandstrom.

Who scored for Devils?

John MacLean (2), Greg Adams, Kirk Muller.

How did the Rangers goalie play?

John Vanbiesbrouck made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Devils goalie play?

Alain Chevrier made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Rangers vs Devils played?

At Prudential Center in Newark, the Devils home rink.

What is the Rangers vs Devils season series?

Devils lead the season series 3–2 after 5 games.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it
🗽Rangers
Previous game · Dec 23
😈NJD @ 🗽NYR
5–8 · NYR won
Next game · Dec 27
🗽NYR @ 🎵STL
2–3 · STL won
😈Devils
Previous game · Dec 23
😈NJD @ 🗽NYR
5–8 · NYR won
Next game · Dec 27
😈NJD @ ⚜️QUE
2–2 · NJD won
Also on December 26, 1986
🐧PIT @ ⚔️BUF
3–3 final
🍁TOR @ 🐙DET
2–4 final
🇨🇦MTL @ 🐳HFD
1–1 final
🏝️NYI @ 🦅WSH
1–2 final
🎵STL @ 🪶CHI
6–8 final
✈️WIN @ 🌌MNS
2–4 final
Rangers season page Devils season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule