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New Jersey Devils vs New York Rangers

Regular season · Tuesday, December 22, 2026 · Madison Square Garden

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Game preview

The New Jersey Devils visit the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday, December 22, 2026, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on MSGSN2 and MSG.

This is the fourth of 4 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Devils

First game of a road trip.

  1. 122026-12-12: at BOS
  2. 132026-12-13: no game
  3. 142026-12-14: no game
  4. 152026-12-15: vs NYR
  5. 162026-12-16: no game
  6. 172026-12-17: vs TOR
  7. 182026-12-18: no game
  8. 192026-12-19: vs BOS
  9. 202026-12-20: vs NSH, second of a back-to-backB2B
  10. 212026-12-21: no game
  11. 222026-12-22: at NYR
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~10 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~10 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Rangers

Back home after a game in NY Islanders.

  1. 122026-12-12: no game
  2. 132026-12-13: vs CBJ
  3. 142026-12-14: no game
  4. 152026-12-15: at NJD
  5. 162026-12-16: at PHI, second of a back-to-backB2B
  6. 172026-12-17: no game
  7. 182026-12-18: vs NSH
  8. 192026-12-19: no game
  9. 202026-12-20: at NYI
  10. 212026-12-21: no game
  11. 222026-12-22: vs NJD
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~14 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~28 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

New Jersey DevilsDevilsTue, Oct 13 at DET
  1. L1NewBratt#63Hughes#86Gritsyuk#81
    16:14 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewHischier#13Mercer#91Meier#28
    11:57 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewRodrigues#17Noesen#11Mantha#39
    9:16 together at 5v5
  4. L4Glass#12Boqvist#70Lombardi#93
    7:45 together at 5v5
  1. D1Pesce#22Hughes#43
    21:22 together at 5v5
  2. D2Hamilton#7Siegenthaler#71
    16:46 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewKovacevic#8Chisholm#47
    14:32 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Bratt LRodrigues CHischier CHughes CHughes D0:46

Penalty kill

  1. 1Rodrigues CHischier CHamilton DSiegenthaler D1:13
  2. 2Glass CMercer CPesce DHughes D0:33
New York RangersRangersTue, Oct 13 vs TBL
  1. L1Zibanejad#93Dorofeyev#16Perreault#94
    10:41 together at 5v5
  2. L2Kartye#24Lafrenière#13Miller#10
    9:44 together at 5v5
  3. L3Cuylle#50Laba#42Tolvanen#17
    8:53 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewRempe#73Beaudoin#53Bjorkstrand#28
    2:31 together at 5v5
  1. D1Pettersson#26Durzi#5
    16:31 together at 5v5
  2. D2Gavrikov#44Fox#23
    12:21 together at 5v5
  3. D3Schneider#4Smits#12
    9:45 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Lafrenière LZibanejad CMiller CPerreault RFox D2:48
  2. 2Cuylle LBjorkstrand RTolvanen RPerreault RDurzi D0:30

Penalty kill

  1. 1Kartye LTolvanen RGavrikov DFox D0:45
  2. 2Kartye LTolvanen RPettersson DSchneider D0:38

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

NJDNYR

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

NJD 72% (8th most settled)NYR 75% (6th most settled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

NJD 2:05 left (4th earliest · 14 pulls)NYR 1:36 left (9th latest · 22 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

NJD 49.6s (8th longest)NYR 47.0s (8th shortest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

NJD 35% (5th most often)NYR 28% (14th least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series