New Jersey Devils vs New York Rangers
Regular season · Saturday, December 9, 2017 · Madison Square Garden
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Game summary
The New York Rangers beat the New Jersey Devils 5-2 on Saturday, December 9, 2017 at Madison Square Garden. The Rangers outshot the Devils 39-28.
Mats Zuccarello scored twice. Jimmy Vesey, Jesper Fast, Damon Severson, Miles Wood and Kevin Hayes also scored.
Henrik Lundqvist made 26 saves on 28 shots for the win; Keith Kinkaid stopped 34 of 39.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Jimmy Vesey (6)Paul Carey (3), Boo Nieves (5)0–106:14 NYR
2nd period
Jesper Fast (7)Rick Nash (7)0–209:42 NYR
Damon Severson (4)Blake Coleman (3), Stefan Noesen (4)1–213:45 NJD
Mats Zuccarello (6)Unassisted1–316:03 NYR
3rd period
- Mats Zuccarello (7)J.T. Miller (18), Ryan McDonagh (15)1–406:21 NYR
Miles Wood (7)Pavel Zacha (5), Will Butcher (17)2–406:34 NJD
Kevin Hayes (6)Rick Nash (8), Jesper Fast (8)2–511:59 NYR
Team stats
NJDNYR
28Shots on goal39
62%Faceoff %38%
0/3Power play0/3
8Penalty minutes8
29Hits20
16Blocked shots18
14Giveaways13
7Takeaways11
Penalties
- 1st 09:19
Miles Wood · hooking2 min - 1st 10:31
Brady Skjei · tripping2 min - 2nd 02:45Miles Wood · roughing2 min
- 2nd 02:45Miles Wood · roughing2 min
- 2nd 02:45Kevin Shattenkirk · roughing2 min
- 2nd 04:57Taylor Hall · hooking2 min
- 2nd 14:01Brendan Smith · delaying game puck over glass2 min
- 3rd 02:04Chris Kreider · cross checking2 min
Season series
New Jersey Devils
| 23Stefan NoesenR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 09:21 |
| 37Pavel ZachaC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 16:41 |
| 40Blake ColemanC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:51 |
| 44Miles WoodL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 15:37 |
| 8Will ButcherD | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 17:17 |
| 28Damon SeversonD | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 21:47 |
| 9Taylor HallL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 17:34 |
| 10Jimmy HayesR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 12:31 |
| 11Brian BoyleC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 14:01 |
| 13Nico HischierC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 3 | 16:08 |
| 19Travis ZajacC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:06 |
| 39Brian GibbonsC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 16:05 |
| 63Jesper BrattL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 16:43 |
| 90Marcus JohanssonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 14:54 |
| 2John MooreD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 21:29 |
| 6Andy GreeneD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:16 |
| 12Ben LovejoyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:03 |
| 45Sami VatanenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 20:36 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Keith KinkaidG | L | 39 | 34 | 5 | .872 | 60:00 |
| 35Cory SchneiderG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |
New York Rangers
| 17Jesper FastR | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 15:09 |
| 36Mats ZuccarelloC | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 3 | 16:48 |
| 61Rick NashL | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 16:21 |
| 10J.T. MillerC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 15:27 |
| 13Kevin HayesR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 17:39 |
| 24Boo NievesC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 12:41 |
| 26Jimmy VeseyL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 12:07 |
| 28Paul CareyC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 12:53 |
| 27Ryan McDonaghD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 0 | 23:03 |
| 20Chris KreiderC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 16:34 |
| 40Michael GrabnerR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 12:37 |
| 51David DesharnaisC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:48 |
| 89Pavel BuchnevichL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:30 |
| 18Marc StaalD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 20:57 |
| 22Kevin ShattenkirkD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 16:01 |
| 42Brendan SmithD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 19:57 |
| 55Nick HoldenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 17:26 |
| 76Brady SkjeiD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 18:26 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Henrik LundqvistG | W | 28 | 26 | 2 | .929 | 59:36 |
| 31Ondrej PavelecG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |