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2020-21 regular season

Devils at Rangers

🗓 📍 Madison Square Garden, New York 🔁 Devils lead the season series 2–0

Devils beat Rangers 5–2 at Madison Square Garden on February 16, 2021.

NJD – NYR
37–39
Shots on goal
1/2–0/0
Power play
21–30
Hits
17–16
Blocked shots
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The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap
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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 😈 NJD
Janne Kuokkanen
3 A
1 shots · 14:49 TOI
2nd star 😈 NJD
Nick Merkley
1 G, 1 A
4 shots · 14:28 TOI
3rd star 😈 NJD
Mackenzie Blackwood
37 saves
0.949 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

7 goals · in order
2nd period
😈 Pavel Zacha PP Go-ahead 2nd · 07:37
Assists: Damon Severson, Janne Kuokkanen · beat Igor Shesterkin
1–0
🗽 Colin Blackwell Tying 2nd · 11:32
Assists: Brett Howden · beat Mackenzie Blackwood
1–1
😈 Will Butcher Go-ahead 2nd · 17:14
Assists: Nick Merkley, Janne Kuokkanen · beat Igor Shesterkin
2–1
🗽 Pavel Buchnevich Tying 2nd · 19:27
Assists: Chris Kreider, Jacob Trouba · beat Mackenzie Blackwood
2–2
3rd period
😈 Yegor Sharangovich Go-ahead 3rd · 10:43
Assists: P.K. Subban, Jesper Bratt · beat Igor Shesterkin
3–2
😈 Nick Merkley 3rd · 14:09
Assists: Janne Kuokkanen · beat Igor Shesterkin
4–2
😈 Mikhail Maltsev Empty net 3rd · 19:39
Assists: Kyle Palmieri
5–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
😈Devils
L1 Bratt · Hughes · Palmieri 16:23
L2 Wood · Sharangovich · Zacha 15:42
L3 Johnsson · Kuokkanen · Merkley 14:28
L4 Maltsev · McLeod · Bastian 13:04
D1 Severson · Smith 24:20
D2 Subban · Butcher 18:40
D3 Carrick · Tennyson 16:07
🗽Rangers
L1 Buchnevich · Lafrenière · Zibanejad 19:08
L2 Kreider · Strome · Kakko 16:39
L3 Howden · Blackwell · Rooney 14:06
L4 Di Giuseppe · Lemieux · Gauthier 11:23
D1 Fox · Lindgren 23:14
D2 Hajek · Bitetto 19:44
D3 Smith · Trouba 15:36

Team stats

Away left · home right
😈NJD NYR🗽
37 Shots on goal 39
1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 0/0
21 Hits 30
17 Blocked shots 16
1 Takeaways 7
14 Giveaways 10
5 Penalty minutes 9
NJD shooting 13.5% (5/37) NYR shooting 5.1% (2/39)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
😈Devils
Mackenzie Blackwood
37/39
.949 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI
🗽Rangers
Igor Shesterkin
32/36
.889 SV% · 4 GA · 57:22 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located
Pavel Zacha · 2nd 07:37 · 1–0 Colin Blackwell · 2nd 11:32 · 1–1 Will Butcher · 2nd 17:14 · 2–1 Pavel Buchnevich · 2nd 19:27 · 2–2 Yegor Sharangovich · 3rd 10:43 · 3–2 Nick Merkley · 3rd 14:09 · 4–2 Mikhail Maltsev · 3rd 19:39 · 5–2
NJD NYR
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Devils
Devils — tied after 1st: 0-1-1 (0% win rate, 2 games)
Rangers
Rangers — tied after 1st: 1-2 (33% win rate, 3 games)
After 2nd — 2–2
Devils
Devils — tied after 2nd: 1-2-1 (25% win rate, 4 games)
Rangers
Rangers — tied after 2nd: 1-1-1 (33% win rate, 3 games)

Last meetings

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Devils lead the season series 2–0
Jan 192021 😈NJD @ 🗽NYR 4–3 Mar 72020 😈NJD @ 🗽NYR 6–4 Jan 92020 😈NJD @ 🗽NYR 3–6 Nov 302019 🗽NYR @ 😈NJD 4–0 Oct 172019 🗽NYR @ 😈NJD 2–5
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Who won Devils vs Rangers on February 16, 2021?

Devils won 5–2. The final score was Devils 5, Rangers 2.

Who scored for Devils?

Mikhail Maltsev, Nick Merkley, Pavel Zacha, Will Butcher, Yegor Sharangovich.

Who scored for Rangers?

Colin Blackwell, Pavel Buchnevich.

How did the Devils goalie play?

Mackenzie Blackwood made 37 saves on 39 shots (.949 save percentage).

How did the Rangers goalie play?

Igor Shesterkin made 32 saves on 36 shots (.889 save percentage).

Where is Devils vs Rangers played?

At Madison Square Garden in New York, the Rangers home rink.

What is the Devils vs Rangers season series?

Devils lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
😈 Devils
BeforeJan 31 😈NJD @ ⚔️BUF 5–3 AfterFeb 18 😈NJD @ 🐻BOS 3–2
🗽 Rangers
BeforeFeb 12 🐻BOS @ 🗽NYR 1–0 AfterFeb 18 🗽NYR @ 🔔PHI 3–2
Also on February 16
🏝️NYI 3–0 ⚔️BUF 🦅WSH 3–1 🐧PIT 🏔️COL 3–2 🎰VGK 🌲MIN 0–4 👑LAK
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