A soft clearing attempt by Chris Kreider early in the third led to a turnover at the blue line and a quick Sebastian Aho goal. Then Zibanejad lost a puck battle behind his own net, leaving his man wide-open in the slot, and Seth Jarvis buried a one-timer with Alexis Lafreniere about two strides to late to cover him.
A slump and some injuries are creating a situation where the New Jersey Devils are closer to a wild-card spot than to the lead in the Metropolitan Division.
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After everything fell the Rangers way last night, the Blueshirts sit a single point outside the playoff spots, but the Rangers must look beyond the wild cards.
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The Devils are one of the best teams in the NHL in the second period. It showed Wednesday night as Sam Ersson and the Flyers allowed four goals in the period.
The rumors originated from Canucks insider Rick Dhaliwal, who reported on the "Donnie and Dhali" show that the Devils were among the teams expressing interest in Miller. On top of linking the Devils to Miller in a potential deadline trade, Dhaliwal also noted that the New York Rangers remain heavily interested in the Canucks center.
Our NHL betting picks expect goals to be rare when the defensively-sound Devils visit the equally stingy Flyers tonight. Look for Travis Sanheim and Cam York to stop shots from getting on net once more as the game goes below the total.
Star goalie Igor Shesterkin has been stellar for the New York Rangers since returning from a stint on injured reserve.
New Jersey scored four times in the second period and Jake Allen made 24 saves as the Devils defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 5-0 on Wednesday.
The Vancouver Canucks have had multiple teams express interest in disgruntled star forward J.T. Miller, but the New Jersey Devils may no longer be in the runnin