Devils Win in OT, Back in the Series

New Jersey Devils @ New York Rangers

(Rangers lead series 2-1)

Game Recap:

With the New York Rangers having a two games to none series advantage, the New Jersey Devils are hoping to get back into the thick of things with a victory in game three as Akira Schmid takes the reigns in goal tonight, instead of Vitek Vanecek. The first period was a quiet one with no goals put up on the scoreboard. New Jersey did lead in shots on goal with nothing to show for it just like their rival Rangers. It would be tied 0-0 going into the intermission.

Period two is where the scoring began as the Rangers would get on the board first thanks to a goal from Chris Kreider, he blasted a shot from a feed by Mika Zibanejad for a 1-0 lead. About seven minutes later, Jack Hughes tied the game for New Jersey on the power play as a fired a shot from the face off circle. After two periods, the scores would be tied up 1–1.

For the final frame of regulation, it would remain scoreless despite the Devils and Rangers hoping to avoid overtime. However, that’s where the game headed with the score being tied 1-1. Dougie Hamilton would be the overtime hero for the New Jersey Devils at the 11:36 mark. Hamilton would receive a twister esque pass from Jesper Bratt to the right face off circle and then fire it upstairs to beat Rangers goalie Igor Shesterkin to give the Devils a 2-1 victory and get them back in the series after losing the first two games at home. New Jersey looks to tie up the series at two on Monday night as the series reconvenes at Madison Square Garden in New York.

Lineups

New Jersey Devils

Here’s your #NJDevils Game 3 lineup from warmups. Curtis Lazar will play, Miles Wood is out.

▫️Bahl back in, Smith out
▫️Sharangovich is out, was the extra skater during warmups
🥅 Schmid (Vanecek) pic.twitter.com/flUE4ql838

— Amanda Stein (@amandacstein) April 22, 2023

New York Rangers

#NYR warmup lines for Game 3 vs. #NJDevils:

Kreider-Zibanejad-Kane
Panarin-Trocheck-Tarasenko
Lafrenière-Chytil-Kakko
Vesey-Goodrow-Motte

Lindgren-Fox
Miller-Trouba
Mikkola-Schneider

Shesterkin
Halák

— Mollie Walker (@MollieeWalkerr) April 22, 2023

Game Highlights

First Period

*No goals scored

Second Period

GOAL (NYR) 3:39- Chris Kreider (Mika Zabanejad, Patrick Kane)

TAKE THAT SHOT, CHRISTOPHER JAMES. pic.twitter.com/YTvJrSn7dl

— New York Rangers (@NYRangers) April 23, 2023

Power Play GOAL (NJ) 10:37- Jack Hughes (Dougie Hamilton, Jesper Bratt)

Jack with the power play snipe! pic.twitter.com/cB6TR6SPiE

— New Jersey Devils (@NJDevils) April 23, 2023

Third Period

*No goals scored

Overtime

GOAL (NJ) 11:36- Dougie Hamilton (Jesper Bratt, Nico Hischier)

WHAT A GOAL!!!! pic.twitter.com/2gSfwblYI6

— New Jersey Devils (@NJDevils) April 23, 2023

THAT’S A DUB.

Game Story: https://t.co/UIkkvrfC1d pic.twitter.com/bXL34fSJvH

— New Jersey Devils (@NJDevils) April 23, 2023

Next Up: (Game 4) New Jersey Devils @ New York Rangers, Monday 4/24/23 7:00pm EST

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