New York Rangers at New Jersey Devils

Wednesday, October 4, 2023, 7:00 PM ET Prudential Center, Newark Preseason Final

Final score

The New Jersey Devils beat the New York Rangers 5–2 on Wednesday, October 4, 2023 at home.

Final score, New York Rangers at New Jersey Devils
Team	Goals	2023-2024 record
New York Rangers	2	55-23-4
at New Jersey Devils	5	38-39-5

Goals by period

Goals by period, New York Rangers at New Jersey Devils
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New York Rangers	0	2	0	2
New Jersey Devils	2	2	1	5

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, New York Rangers at New Jersey Devils
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New York Rangers	3	8	10	21
New Jersey Devils	7	8	4	19

Three stars

D. Mercer, New Jersey Devils (1 goal, 1 assist)
J. Hughes, New Jersey Devils (1 goal, 1 assist)
O. Palat, New Jersey Devils (3 assists)

Scoring summary

Every goal, New York Rangers at New Jersey Devils. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	07:12	New Jersey Devils	Jesper Bratt (5)	Jack Hughes (5), Ondrej Palat (1)	Power play	NYR 0, NJD 1
1st	07:44	New Jersey Devils	Luke Hughes (1)	Dawson Mercer (2), Ondrej Palat (2)	Even strength	NYR 0, NJD 2
2nd	01:58	New York Rangers	Will Cuylle (2)	Braden Schneider (2), Kaapo Kakko (1)	Even strength	NYR 1, NJD 2
2nd	05:26	New Jersey Devils	Dawson Mercer (2)	Timo Meier (3), Nico Hischier (3)	Power play	NYR 1, NJD 3
2nd	10:58	New York Rangers	Adam Fox (1)	Artemi Panarin (1), Chris Kreider (1)	Power play	NYR 2, NJD 3
2nd	13:09	New Jersey Devils	Jack Hughes (3)	Tyler Toffoli (3), Ondrej Palat (3)	Power play	NYR 2, NJD 4
3rd	17:35	New Jersey Devils	Nico Hischier (1)	Alexander Holtz (1), Timo Meier (4)	Even strength, Empty net	NYR 2, NJD 5

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Team stats, New York Rangers at New Jersey Devils
Stat	New York Rangers	New Jersey Devils
Shots on goal	21	19
Power play	1 of 4	3 of 5
Penalty minutes	10	8
Hits	26	18
Blocked shots	9	9
Giveaways	4	5
Takeaways	3	8
Faceoffs won	26/48 (54.2%)	22/48 (45.8%)

Box score

New York Rangers

New York Rangers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 A. Panarin	L	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0	0	0		19:09
Number 12 N. Bonino	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	42.9%	13:47
Number 16 V. Trocheck	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	56.3%	19:29
Number 17 B. Wheeler	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		12:40
Number 20 C. Kreider	L	0	1	1	-1	0	2	1	2	0		16:49
Number 21 B. Goodrow	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	75%	13:36
Number 24 K. Kakko	R	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		17:11
Number 26 J. Vesey	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		14:19
Number 50 W. Cuylle	L	1	0	1	0	0	2	3	0	0	33.3%	14:09
Number 71 T. Pitlick	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0		06:09
Number 78 B. Othmann	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	0		12:16
Number 93 M. Zibanejad	C	0	0	0	-1	2	3	3	0	0	58.3%	17:42
Number 4 B. Schneider	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0		17:22
Number 8 J. Trouba	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	2	0		18:18
Number 23 A. Fox	D	1	0	1	-1	2	1	1	1	1		20:04
Number 55 R. Lindgren	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	0		20:21
Number 56 E. Gustafsson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	0		20:15
Number 79 K. Miller	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0		20:41

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 J. Quick	18	14	4	.778	59:41	Loss

New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 A. Holtz	R	0	1	1	+1	2	2	2	0	0		14:59
Number 13 N. Hischier	C	1	1	2	+1	0	2	1	0	0	50%	14:04
Number 18 O. Palat	L	0	3	3	0	0	1	1	1	0		16:05
Number 20 M. McLeod	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	50%	15:31
Number 28 T. Meier	R	0	2	2	+1	0	3	1	0	0		14:41
Number 42 C. Lazar	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	50%	12:35
Number 56 E. Haula	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	40%	13:55
Number 63 J. Bratt	L	1	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	1		15:07
Number 73 T. Toffoli	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0		14:17
Number 86 J. Hughes	C	1	1	2	0	0	2	0	0	1	50%	15:25
Number 91 D. Mercer	C	1	1	2	0	0	2	1	0	1	33.3%	15:30
Number 92 T. Nosek	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	50%	15:02
Number 2 B. Smith	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	2	0		17:02
Number 6 J. Marino	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	0	0		20:34
Number 7 D. Hamilton	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		18:48
Number 43 L. Hughes	D	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0		17:19
Number 71 J. Siegenthaler	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	0		19:49
Number 88 K. Bahl	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	3	2	0		21:50

New Jersey Devils goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 41 V. Vanecek	21	19	2	.905	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, New York Rangers at New Jersey Devils
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	07:02	New York Rangers	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
1st	15:44	New York Rangers	Mika Zibanejad	Slashing	2
2nd	03:58	New York Rangers	Adam Fox	Hooking	2
2nd	09:31	New Jersey Devils	Brendan Smith	Slashing	2
2nd	10:20	New Jersey Devils	Tomas Nosek	Slashing	2
2nd	12:44	New York Rangers	Barclay Goodrow	Cross checking	2
2nd	13:46	New Jersey Devils	Alexander Holtz	Slashing	2
3rd	10:11	New Jersey Devils	Curtis Lazar	Tripping	2
3rd	13:37	New York Rangers	Brennan Othmann	High sticking	2

Game information

New York Rangers head coach: Peter Laviolette
New Jersey Devils head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Chris Rooney, Morgan MacPhee
Linesmen: Michel Cormier, Mark Shewchyk
New York Rangers scratches: Riley Nash, Mikhail Pashnin, Louis Domingue, Alex Belzile, Turner Elson, Anton Blidh, Jonny Brodzinski, Ben Harpur, Nikolas Brouillard, Igor Shesterkin, Jake Leschyshyn, Filip Chytil, Mac Hollowell, Olof Lindbom, Simon Kjellberg, Matthew Robertson, Karl Henriksson, Zac Jones, Adam Edstrom, Connor Mackey, Alexis Lafrenière, Brett Berard, Matt Rempe, Oliver Tarnstrom, Hugo Ollas, Ryder Korczak, Kalle Vaisanen, Talyn Boyko, Jaroslav Chmelar, Max McCue, Ryan McCleary, Brody Lamb, Hank Kempf, Brandon Scanlin, Maxim Barbashev, Bryce McConnell-Barker, Bobby Trivigno, Adam Sykora, Noah Laba, Zakary Karpa, Victor Mancini, Drew Fortescue, Gabe Perreault, Rasmus Larsson, Ty Henricks, Dylan Roobroeck
New Jersey Devils scratches: Ivan Khomutov, Justin Dowling, Mauro Jorg, Keith Kinkaid, Tyler Wotherspoon, Colin Miller, Chris Tierney, Artur Gavrus, Erik Kallgren, Kyle Criscuolo, Nathan Bastian, Cal Foote, Nikita Popugaev, Shane Bowers, Yegor Zaitsev, Nolan Foote, Daniil Misyul, Graeme Clarke, Michael Vukojevic, Santeri Hatakka, Arseni Gritsyuk, Tyce Thompson, Cole Brady, Nico Daws, Jaromir Pytlik, Ethan Edwards, Artem Shlaine, Chase Stillman, Samu Salminen, Jakub Malek, Topias Vilen, Viktor Hurtig, Zakhar Bardakov, Tyler Brennan, Seamus Casey, Josh Filmon, Charlie Leddy, Simon Nemec, Brian Halonen, Daniil Orlov, Artem Barabosha, Petr Hauser, Lenni Hameenaho, Cam Squires, Chase Cheslock, Cole Brown, Daniil Karpovich

2023-2024 season series

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Matchup	Status	Details
New Jersey Devils 3 at New York Rangers 2	Final Preseason	Game page: New Jersey Devils at New York Rangers, Thu, Sep 28, 2023
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