The New York Rangers defeated the New Jersey Devils 4-3 after resolving a tie past regulation on Thursday at Madison Square Garden. Following a scoreless overtime period, Will Cuylle scored the deciding goal in the second round of the shootout to secure the exhibition win for the Rangers.
Stefan Noesen opened the scoring for New Jersey on a deflected power-play goal at 8:51 of the first period, assisted by Seamus Casey and Lenni Hameenaho. Ethan Edwards doubled the Devils lead at 12:09 of the second period with an even-strength snap shot. New York mounted a comeback in the third period with three unanswered goals. Cuylle deflected in a shot at 3:10, Anton Blidh tied the game with a snap shot at 5:21, and Scott Morrow put the Rangers ahead 3-2 on a backhand goal at 10:03. Amadeus Lombardi leveled the game 3-3 for the Devils with a snap shot at 18:21 of the third period, with assists from Jesper Boqvist and Matyas Melovsky.
Both goaltenders faced 23 shots, with Rangers netminder Joonas Korpisalo earning the win on 20 saves and Devils goaltender Nico Daws taking the overtime loss after making 20 saves. New Jersey converted 1 of 2 power-play opportunities, while New York went 0 for 2 on the man advantage. The Rangers controlled the faceoff circle by winning 30 of 52 draws.
The Rangers host the Anaheim Ducks on Monday, October 19. The Devils host the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday, October 20.
