2023-04-25 03:39:30
SUMMARY
The New Jersey Devils tied the series once morest the New York Rangers by winning Game 4 3-1 Monday night at Madison Square Garden.
The visiting team has won each of the four encounters in this first-round playoff series.
“We played a solid game defensively,” Devils head coach Lindy Ruff said. We were good in all three areas. »
Used as the starter for a second straight outing in New York, rookie goaltender Akira Schmid excelled once once more, stopping 22 of the Blueshirts’ 23 shots.
“Last year was a difficult season. It showed me what I had to work on to reach this level, ”said the Devils goalkeeper.
The 22-year-old goaltender allowed just two goals on 58 shots received in two starts. Last season was good for Schmid’s learning.
“We wanted to win our battles with the stick and block the pucks,” Schmid said. The work on this side has been exceptional in the last two games. It opened my eyes to what I have to work on to be at this level. »
Jack Hughes opened the scoring early in the first period with a breakaway goal.
It was his third goal of the playoffs, making him the third player in Devils history to score three goals in a series before age 22.
The Devils held onto their lead until the start of the third period. Vincent Trocheck scored his first goal of the playoffs to bring everyone back to square one.
Rangers only benefited from this tie for a few minutes. Jonas Siegenthaler scored the game-winning goal for New Jersey with less than 12 minutes left in the game.
“It’s really disappointing,” Rangers head coach Gerard Gallant said. It’s not even close to being good. It was very disappointing to watch. »
Nico Hischier came into violent contact with Rangers goalkeeper Igor Shesterkin midway through the third period. The New York goalkeeper stayed on the ground for a while, but resumed action a few moments later.
Ondrej Palat completed the scoring in an empty net, 19:34 into the final third. On the streak, Jesper Bratt got his third assist of the series.
After the game, Rangers head coach Gerard Gallant admitted he didn’t like his team’s work.
“We didn’t introduce ourselves. We didn’t play hard enough. We didn’t compete enough,” explained Gallant. All we did was complain when the referees kicked us out of the face-off circle.”
The Rangers have scored just two goals in their last two games, having netted five in each of the first two games of the series.
“We have to pull ourselves together and play hockey like we can,” Rangers forward Mika Zibanejad said. It’s now a best of three games. »
Game five of the series is Thursday night in New Jersey.
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