New Jersey Devils vs New York Rangers

Regular season · Wednesday, March 18, 2026 · Madison Square Garden

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6–3

Final

SOG 39–18

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Game summary

The New Jersey Devils beat the New York Rangers 6-3 on Wednesday, March 18, 2026 at Madison Square Garden. The Devils outshot the Rangers 39-18.

Goals came from Vladislav Gavrikov, Nico Hischier, Arseny Gritsyuk, Mika Zibanejad, Connor Brown, Timo Meier, Conor Sheary, Jack Hughes and Jesper Bratt.

Jacob Markstrom made 15 saves on 18 shots for the win; Jonathan Quick stopped 33 of 39.

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
NJD	2	1	3	6	39
NYR	1	1	1	3	18

Three stars

Scoring

1st period

Vladislav Gavrikov (14)Alexis Lafrenière (26)Mercer 1:02 into shift0–115:20 NYR
Nico Hischier (24)Connor Brown (20), Jesper Bratt (38)Gavrikov 1:07 into shift1–116:14 NJD · PPG
Arseny Gritsyuk (13)Unassisted2–119:16 NJD

2nd period

Mika Zibanejad (28)Gabe Perreault (12)2–200:19 NYR
Connor Brown (13)Jack Hughes (35), Nico Hischier (28)3–211:36 NJD · PPG

3rd period

Timo Meier (19)Paul Cotter (6)4–206:29 NJD
Conor Sheary (3)Matthew Robertson (10), J.T. Miller (25)4–309:41 NYR
Jack Hughes (18)Simon Nemec (13), Connor Brown (21)Kartye 1:12 into shift5–313:05 NJD
Jesper Bratt (16)Brenden Dillon (11), Jack Hughes (36)Gavrikov 1:38 into shift6–316:22 NJD

Tired legs

Seconds into the shift for every skater on the ice at each goal. Taller bar, longer shift.

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1:38

6–3 · 3rd 16:22 · Bratt. NYR stayed on through an icing. Gavrikov was 1:38 into his shift when it went in.

GoalNJD on iceNYR on iceDefenders’ longest

0–1 NYR

1st 15:20 · Gavrikov

Long shift: Mercer 1:02

Long shiftMercer 1:02

1–1 NJD

1st 16:14 · PP · Hischier

Long shift: Gavrikov 1:07

Long shiftGavrikov 1:07

2–1 NJD

1st 19:16 · Gritsyuk

Kartye 0:55

NormalKartye 0:55

2–2 NYR

2nd 0:19 · Zibanejad

Hamilton 0:19

Fresh legsHamilton 0:19

3–2 NJD

2nd 11:36 · PP · Brown

Gavrikov 0:30

Fresh legsGavrikov 0:30

4–2 NJD

3rd 6:29 · Meier

Miller 0:32

Fresh legsMiller 0:32

4–3 NYR

3rd 9:41 · Sheary

Dillon 0:46

NormalDillon 0:46

5–3 NJD

3rd 13:05 · Hughes

Long shift: Kartye 1:12

Long shiftKartye 1:12

6–3 NJD

3rd 16:22 · Bratt

Stuck out there: Gavrikov 1:38

Stuck out thereGavrikov 1:38

Hover or tap a bar for the skater.

Across the league. Share of 5v5 unblocked shots that went in, by how far into his shift the defending team’s longest-serving skater was (2025–26).

3.9%

5.8%

6.5%

7.1%

7.3%

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1.9×

Shots against a skater 80s+ into his shift go in 1.9 times as often as against fresh legs (7.3% vs 3.9%).

30%

of 5v5 goals came with a defender 60s+ into his shift.

Team stats

NJDNYR

39Shots on goal18

51%Faceoff %49%

2/4Power play0/2

4Penalty minutes8

14Hits25

11Blocked shots8

19Giveaways24

6Takeaways5

Penalties

1st 15:55Gabe Perreault · holding2 min
2nd 05:32J.T. Miller · holding2 min
2nd 09:12Johnathan Kovacevic · hooking2 min
2nd 11:09Alexis Lafrenière · hooking2 min
2nd 12:32Simon Nemec · slashing2 min
3rd 04:18Mika Zibanejad · tripping2 min

Season series

New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils skaters

16Connor BrownR	1	2	3	+1	1	0	0	0	–	16:03
86Jack HughesC	1	2	3	+1	5	0	0	0	42	17:48
13Nico HischierC	1	1	2	-1	3	0	1	0	52	18:52
63Jesper BrattL	1	1	2	0	2	2	0	0	–	15:14
28Timo MeierR	1	0	1	0	5	0	2	0	–	18:57
47Paul CotterL	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	100	08:57
81Arseny GritsyukR	1	0	1	+2	2	1	0	0	–	17:08
5Brenden DillonD	0	1	1	+1	2	3	3	0	–	18:43
17Simon NemecD	0	1	1	+1	1	0	1	2	–	18:53
12Cody GlassC	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	0	44	14:25
29Lenni HameenahoR	0	0	0	+1	1	1	0	0	–	11:58
42Maxim TsyplakovR	0	0	0	-1	2	3	0	0	–	09:43
72Nick BjugstadC	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	57	10:06
91Dawson MercerC	0	0	0	-1	4	0	0	0	–	19:20
7Dougie HamiltonD	0	0	0	-2	1	1	1	0	–	18:27
8Johnathan KovacevicD	0	0	0	+3	2	2	1	2	–	20:53
43Luke HughesD	0	0	0	+1	3	0	0	0	–	23:52
71Jonas SiegenthalerD	0	0	0	-2	1	0	1	0	–	17:13

New Jersey Devils goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
25Jacob MarkstromG	W	18	15	3	.833	59:28
34Jake AllenG		0	0	0	–	00:00

New York Rangers

New York Rangers skaters

8J.T. MillerC	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	62	17:35
13Alexis LafrenièreL	0	1	1	+1	5	0	0	2	100	19:33
43Conor ShearyL	1	0	1	+1	1	0	1	0	–	14:10
93Mika ZibanejadC	1	0	1	-1	2	3	1	2	43	21:23
94Gabe PerreaultR	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	2	–	19:00
29Matthew RobertsonD	0	1	1	-1	1	2	1	0	–	21:11
44Vladislav GavrikovD	1	0	1	0	4	1	0	0	–	26:31
14Taylor RaddyshR	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	–	09:13
16Vincent TrocheckC	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	70	18:34
24Tye KartyeL	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	0	–	17:09
42Noah LabaC	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	40	08:40
49Jaroslav ChmelarR	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	0	–	08:55
50Will CuylleL	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0	–	16:13
84Adam EdstromC	0	0	0	-1	1	2	0	0	20	08:33
4Braden SchneiderD	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	–	19:26
17Will BorgenD	0	0	0	-1	1	1	1	0	–	19:19
18Urho VaakanainenD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	03:05
23Adam FoxD	0	0	0	+1	1	0	1	0	–	26:44

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
31Igor ShesterkinG		0	0	0	–	00:00
32Jonathan QuickG	L	39	33	6	.846	60:00