New Jersey takes on New York, looks to end 6-game skid

Posted October 17, 2019 7:00 am

By The Associated Press

New York Rangers (2-1-0, sixth in the Metropolitan Division) vs. New Jersey Devils (0-4-2, eighth in the Metropolitan Division)

Newark, New Jersey; Thursday, 7 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: New Jersey looks to break its six-game slide with a victory over New York.

New Jersey went 31-41-10 overall and 9-16-3 in Metropolitan Division games a season ago. The Devils scored 2.7 goals per game while allowing opponents to average 3.3 last season.

New York finished 10-12-6 in Metropolitan Division games and 14-22-5 on the road a season ago. The Rangers averaged 4.1 penalties and 10.4 penalty minutes per game.

The matchup Thursday is the first meeting of the season for the two teams.

Devils Injuries: None listed.

Rangers Injuries: None listed.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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