The Rangers (36-33-7, 79 points) outshot the Devils 26-16, but lost the special teams battle decidedly, going 0-for-2 on the power play and allowing a shorthanded goal. They also allowed a power play goal in two times shorthanded.

Timo Meier and Jesper Bratt scored on special teams 87 seconds apart in the second period as the New Jersey Devils beat the New York Rangers 4-0 on Saturday afternoon in Newark, N.J.

Captain Nico Hischier and Jesper Bratt broke out on a two-on-one down ice, shorthanded. Once the Rangers defender committed to Hischier faking a shot, Hischier passed it to Bratt at the backdoor for an easy tap-in halfway through the second period.