snartly Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 (edited) RANGERS (42-15-7) at DEVILS (36-24-5) TV: MSG 2, MSG PLUS Last 10: New York 6-2-2; New Jersey 5-4-1 Season series: This is the fifth of six meetings between the cross-river rivals. The teams have split the season series. The Rangers scored a 2-0 victory on Feb. 27 when Henrik Lundqvist needed just 13 saves to notch his eighth shutout of the season and 43rd of his career. The teams have one final meeting March 19 at Madison Square Garden. Big story: The Rangers won for the ninth time in 13 games on Sunday to move into first place in the NHL standings with 91 points following a 4-3 victory over the Boston Bruins. The Vancouver Canucks rank second with 90 points. New York increased its lead over Boston to 12 points in the Eastern Conference standings, while opening a 10-point gap over Pittsburgh for the Atlantic Division lead. The Devils, meanwhile, are sixth in the East with 77 points. Team Scope: Rangers: The Rangers defeated the Bruins for the fifth straight time, dating to last season, following a 4-3 victory on Sunday. Derek Stepan and Marian Gaborik both scored tiebreaking goals in the third period. Lundqvist made 30 saves to improve to 31-12-5 on the season. The Rangers are 20-5-2 in their last 27 games against the defending Stanley Cup champion Bruins and 16 of the last 20 meetings have been decided by one goal. New York is 10-4-2 in one-goal games against Boston over the span. Devils: The Devils dropped a 1-0 decision to the New York Islanders on Sunday in the first of three meetings between the teams in a seven-day stretch. After meeting the Rangers, the Devils will again face the Islanders on Thursday in Newark and Saturday on Long Island. Martin Brodeur made 24 saves in the loss to the Islanders on Sunday. The Devils have won just once in their last six games and two of those losses have come via shutout. Who's hot: Gaborik, who leads the team with 32 goals and 58 points, has recorded 24 points in his last 22 appearances. Lundqvist, meanwhile, is 11-2-1 with a 1.55 goals-against average, .943 save percentage and four shutouts in his last 14 games. Injury report: The Devils were without left wing Alexei Ponikarovsky (right knee) and defenseman Andy Greene (back spasms) against the Islanders. Center Travis Zajac (left Achilles tendon) and defenseman Henrik Tallinder (blood clot) are out. … Rangers captain Ryan Callahan missed his third straight game (bruised foot) against the Bruins on Sunday and defenseman Michael Sauer (concussion) is out. Stat pack: Devils forward Ilya Kovalchuk has gone nine games without a goal, but has produced 6 assists over that stretch. … Rangers' Stepan has tallied 4 goals and 12 points in the last 15 games, including 1 goal and 4 points over the last three contests. Puck drop: The Rangers are 30-1-3 when scoring the first goal of the game. … The shorthanded goal by center Patrik Elias on Friday in a 5-0 victory over the Washington Capitals was the Devils' League-leading 14th of the season. They have also allowed a League-leading 13 shorthanded tallies. Edited March 6, 2012 by snartly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmm90392 Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 LGD!!!! We neeeeedddd a win today!!! Gotta turn this this slump around Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevilNurn Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Let's go Devils!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJCroMag Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 (edited) OIC'H BG JIENOH! CGPNBQC'H BDAI MODP: JIFDMNCDCI DPJ IENHFILDCI! (CQINL KDPH, CGG!) Edited March 6, 2012 by NJCroMag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NLinfante Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Let's go boys. A win tonight ensures at least a split of the season series and maybe even some confidence if we meet them down the road....although at this point I'd like to watch the rags have to deal with the red hot Jets and their insane building/fans. I'll be in sec 132. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hattrick Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 (edited) OIC'H BG JIENOH! CGPNBQC'H BDAI MODP: JIFDMNCDCI DPJ IENHFILDCI! (CQINL KDPH, CGG!) LET'S GO DEVILS! TONIGHT'S GAME PLAN: DECAPITATE AND EVISCERATE! (THEIR FANS, TOO!) Edited March 6, 2012 by hattrick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swampdevil Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Regulation win , and for crying out loud , lets score a few goals. LGD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dead Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Please win in regulation and stay healthy! I ask for nothing more. Major pluses - win by more than one, get queen pulled, send some of their players to the locker room early (yes boulton and janssen i am looking at you to punch some of their faces in or deliver nice clean hard hits) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onddeck Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 alright alright lets go boys. a win tonight would be HUGEEE... I don't want this team to get out of hand though, you can argue that Clarky did just that last game. Play them tough and play our game. I'm sending some extra luck here with my 1,000th post. LETS GOOOOO!!!! LGD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Rockies 1976 Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Let's go boys. A win tonight ensures at least a split of the season series and maybe even some confidence if we meet them down the road....although at this point I'd like to watch the rags have to deal with the red hot Jets and their insane building/fans. I'll be in sec 132. I still think the Rangers are a bad playoff matchup for the Devils, even if the Devils finish the season series 4-2 against them. But I'll worry about that matchup when it actually happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derlique Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 I still think the Rangers are a bad playoff matchup for the Devils, even if the Devils finish the season series 4-2 against them. But I'll worry about that matchup when it actually happens. I dont think the Rags are as bad a matchup as in years past. We definitely have the skill to beat them, its just getting a few past Lundqvist that's the problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdgeControl Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 I have placed a bounty on lundqvist!!!! LGDs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDog2020 Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 I really hope to see a change of approach against Pads McGee tonight. Get in his kitchen and make it tough on him. LGD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devs4LordStanley Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 WIN OR DIE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aznjsn Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 In my office, everyone is a Rags fan. Please Devils. Please PLEASE PLEASE win this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Microwavepizza Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 ill be there! section 107! GO DEVILS!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dead Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 I have placed a bounty on lundqvist!!!! LGDs Just need to feed him high levels of 190proof grain alcohol before the game. Make him a fool and flopper. Wow would he really cry like a baby queen then lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim777 Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 A few more shots and a few less passes in the offensive zone would be nice, too Let's Go DEVILS!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevsMan84 Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 LGD!! Would like to see more of the team that beat Washington tonight than the team that lost to Islanders and Rags last week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onddeck Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 A few more shots and a few less passes in the offensive zone would be nice, too Let's Go DEVILS!!! we were really passing too much in the last game against the rags. i love the idea of making the extra pass but some players were forcing it instead of taking an open shot. LGD!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nessus Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 I wouldn't mind seeing some of this from the newest Devil tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck the Duck Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Let's Go Devils! Beat the hell of the Blueskirts tonight. PLEASE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aznjsn Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Gameplan: "Scar" moar goals. More power moves. Crash the net. Make the Queen scramble. Go for the juicy rebounds. Less sharp angle tries. Take advantage of "funny hop off the boards". Do not lose the handle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msweet Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Go Devils! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
95Crash Posted March 6, 2012 Share Posted March 6, 2012 Devils Look to Solve Lundqvist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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