On Thursday, October 2, the New York Rangers organized the New Jersey Devils for their second matchup of the preseason. The devils first struck in the first period, but the Rangers tied it in the second. With two goals in the third period, the Devils won, 3-1.
Summary
During most of the first period, the two teams played clean, back and forth hockey. Late in the first, Arseni Grityuk got control of the puck of a bad pass in the middle of the ice. Paul Cotter caught up with Grutyuk and skated with him on the net. He went to Cotter, who quickly shot and scored the first goal of the game.
In the middle of the second period, Simon Nemec De Puck had in the offensive zone of the Rangers. He tried to erase it, but instead it bounced from the foot of Adam Edstrom. He was in the right place at the right time and tied the game for the Rangers.
In contrast to the first two periods, Action started early in the third. A minute and 12 seconds in the period, Schneider Braaden took place for a high stick. With 40 seconds over to the Power Play, the Devils came into action. Dougie Hamilton had the puck on the blue line and passed it on to Nemec. He sent it back to Hamilton, who made a shot. The puck was bent from the stick of Ondrej Palat to lead the devils.
Only 20 seconds after the Rangers Jonathan quickly pulled out, Dawson Mercer scored an empty net goal to ensure that the Devils left New York City with a victory.
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Both the Devils and the Rangers play their last pre -season matches on Saturday 4 October. The Devils will travel to Philadelphia to enter the flyers at 12.30 pm Edt. The Rangers play the Bruins in Boston at 14:00 EDT.
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