Things continue to heat up for the New York Rangers, who were reassured by beating the Montreal Canadiens, but who suffered another heavy setback against the New Jersey Devils on Monday evening.
At Madison Square Garden, the visitors did not spare the Blueshirts by easily winning 5 to 1. This is a sixth defeat in seven games for Peter Laviolette’s men.
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Rumors of a transaction and even that of dismissal for the head coach should start again after this embarrassing performance. It must be said that the Rangers came up against a very fit Jacob Markstrom who was the author of 40 saves.
It was quite the opposite for Igor Shesterkin. The Russian has been unrecognizable lately and giving in five times out of 27 shots is not a habit for him. Spectators also made their dissatisfaction known by chanting his name.
It was a dead calm that settled in the amphitheater with the Devils’ four-goal lead. They were buoyed by two goals from Jack Hughes, including a first midway through the second period where he combined his efforts with those of his brother Jack. Watch in main video.
Jesper Bratt also had a strong game with four points.
The Rangers will have a great opportunity to revive themselves by facing the worst team in the Metropolitan Division, the Pittsburgh Penguins, on Friday. They barely beat the Canadian last Saturday thanks to a net with 22 seconds left in regular time from Kaapo Kakko.
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