You won't believe what the New Jersey Devils did last night

Alright, listen up, because I’m still steamin’ over this one. The New Jersey Devils went into their house, Madison Square Garden, and walked out with a 4-1 loss to the New York Rangers. Yeah, you heard me. Four to one. It was a road game, sure, but that’s no excuse for getting outplayed like that, especially when every single point right now is like gold. We got outshot, 23-22, which tells you right there we weren't generating nearly enough quality chances.

The Rangers got on the board quick in the first with Chris Sheary and then Jacob Miller on the power play. Our guys looked flat, honestly. We finally got a little spark in the second period, just 51 seconds in, when Chris Brown netted one on the power play, assisted by Nico Hischier and Luke Hughes. I thought, "Here we go, finally!" But then Jonny Chmelar and Mika Zibanejad put it out of reach. Just… ugh. It’s hard to swallow when you know what this team is capable of, and then you see that.

Look, this loss stings, big time. It drops the New Jersey Devils to 38-34-2, still stuck in seventh in the Metropolitan Division with 78 points. We’re clinging to that Wildcard #7 spot, but these kinds of losses, especially against *them*, just make the path harder. We were on a decent run, 6-4-0 in our last ten, but this L breaks that momentum. The mood in Newark this morning, from Broad Street down to the Ironbound, is probably pretty sour, and for good reason. We gotta bounce back, and fast.

Devils hockey, Jersey proud — Ant Ferriola, MiTL Sports Desk.

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