New York Rangers (NHL 14)

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The last time the Rangers and Devils faced off, the opportunity to advance to the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs was on the line, and the Blueshirts emerged victorious.

"That's definitely something that stuck with them, losing to a rival in Game 7," said Rick Nash. "You can be sure they had that on their minds when they stepped out on the ice tonight. Unfortunately, we just couldn't match them at the very end."

The Devils used that thirst for vengeance in their season-opening victory over their neighbors from across the river. Dustin Penner, the forward who was traded to the Rangers last season and joined them on their playoff run before signing with the Devils in the offseason, put New Jersey on the board first. J.T. Miller, the Rangers' 2011 first-round pick, tied up the game late in the first. Marek Zidlicky and Chris Kreider traded goals in the final minute of the period to end the first with the score tied at two.

The second period featured another late swapping of goals, with Michael Ryder and Martin St. Louis getting in on the action. The process repeated itself in the third, although Chris Kreider's goal came early in the period while Jagr's came midway through the final regulation frame. In overtime, the Rangers found themselves on the powerplay for the final 1:42, an opportunity they couldn't capitalize on despite 12 shots in the overtime period.

"It's definitely tough to come up empty there," noted Head Coach Alain Vigneault. "You work for those opportunities with the game on the line and a man advantage. We generated opportunities but we just couldn't get one past Schneider. Give him credit, he played a good game."

Schneider kept up his solid play in the shootout, where he denied Zuccarello, Brassard and newcomer Kristo. Patrik Elias, the final shooter in the third round, beat Lundqvist just inside the post to secure the win for the Devils.

"We were really hoping to hit the ground running this year," said newly-named captain Ryan McDonagh, who logged 27 minutes in the losing effort. "It's a bit of a consolation to get that one point, but we thought we deserved two. Now it's time to turn our attention to Columbus on Tuesday."

Regular Season Game 1 – Rangers @ Devils	1	2	3	OT	SO	F
	2	1	1	0	0	4
	2	1	1	0	1	5
New York Rangers Record: 0-0-1 | Current Standing: 3rd in Metropolitan | Next Game: @ Blue Jackets

New York Rangers	New Jersey Devils
Henrik Lundqvist	Cory Schneider
29 Shots Against 25 Saves	45 Shots Against 41 Saves

Time	Team	Scoring Detail	Score
1st Period
7:01		Dustin Penner (1) Assists: Bryce Salvador, Eric Gelinas	1-0 Devils
17:42		J.T. Miller (1) Assists: Carl Hagelin, Danny Kristo	1-1 Tied
18:55		Marek Zidlicky (1) Assists: Jaromir Jagr, Anton Volchenkov	2-1 Devils
19:42		Chris Kreider (1) Assists: Mats Zuccarello, Dan Girardi	2-2 Tied
2nd Period
18:03		Michael Ryder (1) Assists: Marek Zidlicky, Cory Schneider	3-2 Devils
19:24		Martin St. Louis (1) Assists: John Moore, Rick Nash	3-3 Tied
3rd Period
1:43		Chris Kreider (2) Assists: Mats Zuccarello	4-3 Rangers
7:15		Jaromir Jagr (1) Assists: Travis Zajac, Patrik Elias	4-4 Tied
Overtime
No Scoring This Period
Shootout
Round 3		Patrik Elias	5-4 Devils

New York Rangers		New Jersey Devils
45	Shots on Goal	29
0/3	Powerplays	0/1
27	Hits	28
17	Faceoffs	16
9:33	Time on Attack	5:50