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Peter Laviolette wasn\u2019t thrilled with either of the Rangers\u2019 results against the Devils last month. <\/p>\n
There were some positives, he said, from the first one \u2014 a 5-1 setback on Dec. 2. But three weeks later, another listless loss quickly spiraled into an embarrassment.<\/p>\n
The afternoon started with the Blueshirts making Chris Kreider, their longest-tenured player, a healthy scratch. <\/p>\n
Then, the Devils trolled them on their jumbotron with a clip of Rangers fans cheering in 2019 when New Jersey selected Jack Hughes No. 1 overall, allowing Kaapo Kakko, who had recently been dumped to the Kraken, to go with the next pick. <\/p>\n
And after the 5-0 loss, the Rangers were the subject of a jab on social media, when the Devils\u2019 team account posted a clip on X that depicted a blue dumpster \u2014 with the Rangers\u2019 logo tacked onto it \u2014 floating down water while on fire.<\/p>\n
At that point, their season was spiraling out of control. The dumpster fire wasn\u2019t a far-fetched description. Not much has changed since, either, with a stretch of two wins in three games offset by the Blueshirts\u2019 5-4 overtime loss Tuesday after blowing a 3-0 lead. <\/p>\n
But given how their last game against the Devils went, the Rangers\u2019 latest matchup with their Metropolitan Division rival Thursday at the Garden marks a chance for a response and a statement.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe didn\u2019t like the way we played last time,\u201d defenseman Ryan Lindgren said, \u201cso yeah, we gotta be a lot better than that.\u201d<\/p>\n
The showdown would be a measuring stick regardless of the Rangers\u2019 current state. <\/p>\n
The Devils hold the second spot in the Metro \u2014 three points behind the division-leading Capitals entering Wednesday night\u2019s games \u2014 and possess the league\u2019s second-best power play. <\/p>\n
Hughes and Jesper Bratt sit in a tie for 11th in the NHL with 48 points entering Wednesday night. <\/p>\n
Goaltender Jacob Markstrom has possessed the league\u2019s third-lowest goals against average through his first 30 appearances this year, too.<\/p>\n
In 2022-23, their rivalry seeped into the postseason, when the Devils eliminated the Rangers in the first round. <\/p>\n
Last year, the Blueshirts swept all four meetings as New Jersey fell far short of its lofty expectations and missed the playoffs. <\/p>\n
The pair of teams will meet one more time in April, with the Rangers needing a win in one of the remaining two matchups to avoid getting swept in the season series.<\/p>\n
But a victory at the Garden on Thursday would help the Rangers move past the debacle from before the holiday break \u2014 and the jumbotron-chirping, social-media-trolling disaster that accompanied it.<\/p>\n
\u201cDefinitely a chance to try and right a couple wrongs,\u201d Peter Laviolette said, referencing their two losses last month.<\/p>\n
Center Filip Chytil, who exited Tuesday\u2019s loss with an upper-body injury, didn\u2019t practice and was still being evaluated, according to Laviolette. <\/p>\n
Chris Kreider, on injured reserve retroactive to Sunday with an upper-body injury, skated on his own. <\/p>\n
And star goaltender Igor Shesterkin \u2014 also on IR but eligible to play Thursday \u2014 participated fully in practice.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think any time you see a player out there and they\u2019re involved in practice, they take steps closer, as to somebody skating on their own or wearing a different colored jersey or not getting the reps that they should,\u201d Laviolette said when asked if Shesterkin was close to returning.<\/p>\n
Arthur Kaliyev, claimed off waivers Monday, skated on the Rangers third line alongside Jonny Brodzinski and Brett Berard, while also getting time with the second power-play unit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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