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Comparing where Devils and Rangers stand in their rebuilds and how both can take next step toward contention
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New York Rangers Igor Shesterkin (31) makes a second-period save against New Jersey Devils Jack Hughes (86) during an NHL hockey game Thursday, April 15, 2021, in New York.Bruce Bennett | AP Photo
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Rangers general manager Jeff Gorton and then-team president Glen Sather sent an open letter to fans on Feb. 8, 2018, seemingly out of the blue. The pair described the organization’s need to shift direction and add assets for the future, rather than trying to contend in the present.
4 observations from another Devils loss to Rangers | ‘We shot ourselves in the foot’
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New Jersey Devils goalie Aaron Dell makes a save against the New York Rangers during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Saturday, April 17, 2021, in New York.Bruce Bennett | AP Photo
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The Devils lost their third straight game to the Rangers when they dropped a 6-3 decision on Saturday at Madison Square Garden in New York. A three-goal rally wasn’t enough to erase a four-goal deficit before the Rangers put the game away with a pair of empty netters.
Devils’ rally falls short as early mistakes help Rangers take another win
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New Jersey Devils Michael McLeod, left, scores against New York Rangers goalie Igor Shesterkin during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Saturday, April 17, 2021, in New York.Bruce Bennett | AP Photo
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The Devils finally remembered how to score against the Rangers. However, that epiphany proved to be too little, too late.
The Rangers began the game with the first four goals in the opening 20:32, and despite a ferocious rally from the Devils in the second half of the game, the Rangers held on for their third straight victory in a 6-3 decision on Saturday at Madison Square Garden in New York.