NHL Game Preview: New York Rangers at New Jersey Devils with Line Combinations 4/5/2025

Vincent Trocheck skating for the New York Rangers
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New York Rangers (36-32-7, 79 pts) at New Jersey Devils (40-29-7, 87 pts)

Venue: Prudential Center
Date: Saturday, April 5
Time: 12:30 pm EST
TV: ABC / ESPN+
Radio: 
New York Rangers – WEPN-FM 98.7 ESPN New York
New Jersey Devils – WFAN 66 AM / 101.9 FM

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
New York Rangers +1.5 ML EVEN
New Jersey Devils -1.5 ML -120
O/U 5.5

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New York Rangers News & Notes: 

The Rangers have won two straight games to keep pace with Montreal which is 2 points ahead of New York for the final playoff spot. New York is 11-10-1 against the Metropolitan Division and are 5-4-1 in their last ten games. The Rangers are 30-10-5 when they score three or more goals in a game.

New Jersey Devils News & Notes:

The Devils are 13-7-3 against the Metropolitan Division this season and lead the season series against the Rangers two games to one. The Devils enter tonight’s contest with a two-game winning streak and have won three of their last four contests. Tonight is the final matchup between these two clubs.

New York Rangers Projected Lines:

Panarin-Trocheck-Othmann
Perreault-J.T. Miller-Lafreniere
Cuylle-Zibanejad-Brodzinski
Kreider-Carrick-Berard

Soucy-Fox
K Miller-Borgen
Vaakanainen-Schneider

Shesterkin
Quick

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New Jersey Devils Projected Lines: 

Noesen-Hischier-Bratt
Haula-Mercer-Meier
Palat-Dowling-Tatar
Cotter-Lazar-Sprong

Hughes-Pesce
Dumoulin-Kovacevic
Dillon-Casey

Markstrom
Allen

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Players To Watch:

New York Rangers

Vincent Trocheck scored the overtime winner in the Rangers 5-4 win over the Minnesota Wild on Wednesday night. The 31-year-old Pittsburgh native has goals in back-to-back games for the Rangers as they try to keep their playoff hopes alive. Trocheck is third on the Rangers with 52 points (22g, 30a) and has four straight 20+ goal seasons.

New Jersey Devils 

Jesper Bratt has 86 points on the season to lead the Devils in scoring. The speedy winger had three goals and fifteen assists in 18 games in March. In three games against the Rangers this season Bratt has two goals and five assists. The 86 points are a new career high for Bratt, his previous high was 83 points a year ago.

Injury Report:

New York Rangers

LW Adam Edstrom – OUT
RW Arthur Kaliyev – OUT
C Matt Rempe – OUT

New Jersey Devils

D Jonas Siegenthaler – IR
C Jack Hughes – IR
D Dougie Hamilton – IR
C Cody Glass – Day To Day

Next Game:

New York Rangers – April 7 vs. Tampa Bay Lightning
New Jersey Devils – April 8 vs. Boston Bruins

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One thought on “NHL Game Preview: New York Rangers at New Jersey Devils with Line Combinations 4/5/2025”

  1. Lots of hard games upcoming. I think if the Rangers can get the pairs correct they may have a chance to beat new jersey.

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