GDT: New Jersey Devils (21-5-1) @ New York Rangers (14-10-5), 7 PM, MSG, MSGSN, NHLN

[DerekDevils30]

Also to the doom and gloomers. We make fun, but this rags team isn’t bad. They’ve been massively underperforming. They are top 10 in xGF and in corsi. Devils played them really well , special teams costed them.

Yeah. Rangers have won 4 in a row too. They’re a solid team but I feel good about our chances against them going forward, especially with a healthy lineup. Palat and Bastian back gives us some extra oomph along the boards.

 

[Better Call Sal]

The key to success, Cap. And also:

 

[Mr Bojanglez]

we were not as good as our winning streak. We're still a good team. Rangers are a good team too. RELAX. It's a good thing we banked those points.

 

[njdevils1982]

being at the top of the league it more like

 

[Better Call Sal]

Jack’s line created two goals tonight. I’d leave them be. Hischier’s line created one. I probably leave them intact for now.

It’s fair and I understand. I just want to find a way to get all lines going. Mostly to get Zetterlund back into a heavier role.

 

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

we were not as good as our winning streak. We're still a good team. Rangers are a good team too. RELAX. It's a good thing we banked those points.

I mean we've played that exact game during our win streaks and won. Shesty was the difference maker tonight and our awful powerplay. The Jack Hughes penalty shot save was probably the biggest momentum shifts I've ever seen in my years of watching hockey.

 

[Billdo]

I’d like to see Zetterlund back with Nico and Tatar and Bratt back with Jack and Dawson. It probably throws the other lines out of whack though but Zetts deserves more ice time.

I'd def get Zetterlund back with Tatar and Nico. Mercer is tricky. I think I'd rather have him with Jack too although I hate what they're doing with Sharangovich and Boqvist and Mercer might be able to help there.

 

[Devs3cups]

it's the GDTs fault, it didn't meme hard enough

I’m sorry…

 

[Mr Bojanglez]

I mean we've played that exact game during our win streaks and won. Shesty was the difference maker tonight and our awful powerplay. The Jack Hughes penalty shot save was probably the biggest momentum shifts I've ever seen in my years of watching hockey.

i said it before. Teams should have the option to decline the shot, and take a power play.

Kudos to Igor - he made a good save.

 

[DerekDevils30]

I mean we've played that exact game during our win streaks and won. Shesty was the difference maker tonight and our awful powerplay. The Jack Hughes penalty shot save was probably the biggest momentum shifts I've ever seen in my years of watching hockey.

Ugh. Jack had him down and out too. Was a nice move but he was in just a bit too close.

 

[Camille the Eel]

It’s fair and I understand. I just want to find a way to get all lines going. Mostly to get Zetterlund back into a heavier role.

and to get Sharangovich more involved. We need scoring and he’s a natural scorer. Some of the balance in the scoring has fallen away these past couple weeks. It’s up to Lindy to find the combos that utilize our strengths to the best advantage.

 

[njdevils1982]

i dont remember the last time there was a devils penalty shot

 

[Cheddabombs]

i dont remember the last time there was a devils penalty shot

Could be tomorrow's trivia question

 

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

i said it before. Teams should have the option to decline the shot, and take a power play.

Kudos to Igor - he made a good save.

Nah I'm taking the penalty shot. Devils powerplay has been utter shit the past few weeks. And it would've been the kill shot with Jack ending them there.

 

[Guttersniped]

The key to success, Cap. And also:

 

[glenwo2]

i dont remember the last time there was a devils penalty shot

Last year :

 

[Dialamo]

i dont remember the last time there was a devils penalty shot

Probably this:



EDIT: Was wrong.

 

[glenwo2]

Probably this:

Nope. That's way too old.

Bratt had one last season.

 

[Dialamo]

Nope. That's way too old.

Bratt had one last season.

My bad completely forgot about that one.

 

[Mgd31]

They should let you choose the penalty shot shooter like soccer

 

[Drivingrain]

Jack’s line created two goals tonight. I’d leave them be. Hischier’s line created one. I probably leave them intact for now.

Yeah, have to let that one be. Haula not being able to finish (ever) is a steep price to pay for all the other positives he brings, but production is production and they're producing. But my mind often wanders to what Jack could do with 2 wingers that could score.

 

[njdevils1982]

Could be tomorrow's trivia question

you may be right for tomorrow ...

watch it be a nieuwendyk or langenbrunner answer

 

[yehyeh]

As much as I like self torture, I can't bring myself to re watch the game to try to make sense of the "advanced stats" that say we played a better game. Say what you want about the refs, goals aside, I didn't think we were the better team tonight, even before OT. Apparently, I'm smoking meth because Twitter stat charts show that
I've just released a big cloud of meth smoke.

 

[glenwo2]

They should let you choose the penalty shot shooter like soccer

That's what I was thinking.

Bratt is better at that "dangling" thing than Jack.

oh well.

 

[FinnishDevil]

i dont remember the last time there was a devils penalty shot

Greene scored an OT winner penalty shot couple years ago. Crazy times.