Rangers Welcome Devils for Crucial Metropolitan Division Rivalry Game

Sunday, March 10th, 2024

The New Jersey Devils, with a stand of 31-29-4 putting them in sixth place in the Metropolitan Division, will clash with the division's top team, the New York Rangers, who have a commendable 41-18-4 record.

For the Rangers, key contributors include Chris Kreider, achieving 32 goals and 26 assists, alongside Vincent Trocheck, adding eight goals and five assists in recent matchups. The Devils' Nico Hischier tops their chart with 20 goals and 26 assists, and Timo Meier has secured eight goals and four assists over the last 10 contests.

In their recent 10 matches, the Rangers have managed to score an average of 3.8 goals, dish out 6.4 assists, and accumulate 4.1 penalties per game, in contrast to the Devils who have averaged 2.8 goals, 4.5 assists, and 2.9 penalties per game.

Significant injuries for the Rangers include Jacob Trouba sidelined with a lower-body injury, Blake Wheeler out for the remainder of the season due to a lower-body injury, and Filip Chytil also unable to return this season because of an upper-body injury. The Devils are without Dougie Hamilton due to a pectoral injury, and Nathan Bastian is benched with an upper-body injury.

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