Devils Game 74 vs. Rangers; Lines, Notes & How to Watch

The New Jersey Devils (38-33-2, 78 points) will try to stay hot when they take on the New York Rangers (30-35-9, 69 points) on Tuesday at Madison Square Garden.

The Devils have won 10 of their past 14 games, with two victories against the Rangers in that span. New Jersey is 2-0 against New York this season and scored six goals in each win.

The Rangers also have played better since the Olympic break, despite their two losses to the Devils. New York has won two in a row and is 8-6-3 in 17 games since the Milan/Cortina Games ended.

Here’s a look at what to expect with the Devils vs Rangers matchup.

What to Know vs. Rangers

• Devils forward Dawson Mercer is expected to play in his 402nd consecutive game, which would surpass Travis Zajac for the longest consecutive-games streak in franchise history.
• Timo Meier has at least one point in four straight games and has scored in three of New Jersey’s past four games.
• Jack Hughes has seven points in two games against the Rangers this season and recorded his fourth career hat trick against the Rangers on March 7. Hughes now has 35 career points in 25 games against New York
• The Devils defeated the Rangers 6-3 on March 18, keyed by Hughes’ three points and goals from six different players.
• The Devils have scored at least four goals in five of their past six regular-season meetings against the Rangers
• Rangers forward Mika Zibanejad leads the team in goals (32) and points (69) this season. He also skated in his 1,000th career game March 23 vs Ottawa

2025-26 vs. Rangers

3/7/26: W 6-3 Prudential Center

3/18/26: W 6-3 Madison Square Garden

3/31/26 7:00 P.M. ET Madison Square Garden

Devils vs. Rangers

All-time Record: 115-122-27-13

All-time Home Record: 73-55-7-5

All-time Road Record: 42-67-20-8

Projected Devils Lineup*

Forwards

Timo Meier – Nico Hischier – Dawson Mercer

Jesper Bratt – Jack Hughes – Connor Brown

Evgenii Dadonov – Cody Glass – Lenni Hameenaho

Paul Cotter – Nick Bjugstad – Maxim Tsyplakov

Defensemen

Jonas Siegenthaler – Dougie Hamilton

Luke Hughes – Jonathan Kovacevic

Brenden Dillon – Simon Nemec

Goalies

Jacob Markstrom

Jake Allen

Projected Rangers Lineup*

Forwards

Gabriel Perreault – Mika Zibanejad – Alexis Lafreniere

Will Cuylle – Vincent Trocheck – Adam Sykora

Tye Kartye – J.T. Miller – Conor Sheary

Jonny Brodzinski – Noah Laba – Yaroslav Chmelar

Defensemen

Vladislav Gavrikov – Adam Fox

Matthew Robertson – Will Borgen

Drew Fortescue – Braden Schneider

Goalies

Igor Shesterkin

Dylan Garand

How to Watch the Devils Game — 7:00 P.M. ET

Watch: MSGSN

Radio: DEVILS HOCKEY NET

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By Pat Pickens

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