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Devils at Rangers

NHL · Tuesday, Mar 31 · 6:00 PM CT · Madison Square Garden · Final NJ 1 – NYR 4

Final Box Score

from the game summary
Team123T
NJ0101
NYR2114
Team box
NJ·NYR
23
shots
23
1 of 3
power play
1 of 3
51.9
faceoff %
48.1
19
hits
33
10
blocked shots
17
13
penalty minutes
13
Top performers
PlayerTeamGASOG
Adam FoxNYR020
Connor BrownNJ103
Jaroslav ChmelarNYR103
Mika ZibanejadNYR102
Conor ShearyNYR102
J.T. MillerNYR101
Goalies
GoalieTeamSASVSV%
Jacob MarkstromNJ2319.826
Igor ShesterkinNYR2322.957

For context, not in our forecast.

Game Flow

score margin
NYR +3
NJ +3
P1P2P3
largest lead: NYR 3 · NJ 0lead changes: 0

For context, not in our forecast.

Final · our forecast was NJ 48%, NYR 52% · Updated Mar 31

Expected margin
Even
Expected score
NYR 3.0 – 2.8 NJ
Expected total
5.7
DevilsThe matchupRangers
+107Our fair odds−107
2.8Expected goals3.0
−0.06Power rating−0.13
2.8Goals / game2.9
3.1Allowed / game3.1
29.9Shots / game25.4
51.0Faceoff %54.5
19.0Hits / game25.8
38−35Season record30−44
6−4Last 104−6

Prediction markets

Kalshi · Polymarket US · ProphetX · Novig
NJ chance · NYR chance
Our model fair48.3%51.7%
Kalshino two-sided price
Polymarket USno two-sided price
ProphetXno two-sided price
Novigno two-sided price
Full price table
TeamOur modelfairKalshi Polymarket US ProphetX Novig 
Moneyline
NJNew Jersey Devils+10748%————
NYRNew York Rangers−10752%————
Spreadabout even
NJNew Jersey Devils+0.2our margin————
NYRNew York Rangers−0.2our margin————
Totalwe expect 5.7
Over5.7our total————
Under5.7our total————

These are each venue’s last prices before the start (Kalshi’s moneyline: its pre-game close). Odds are the price to buy that side now, taker fee included; the small percent is the implied chance of that same price. Highlighted is the best price in the row among venues on the same line. — means not listed (hover or tap for why). A market price is not the true chance of winning.

Margin range

Even game expected
New Jersey Devils by 6 goals: <1%New Jersey Devils by 5 goals: 1%New Jersey Devils by 4 goals: 4%New Jersey Devils by 3 goals: 9%New Jersey Devils by 2 goals: 9%New Jersey Devils by 1 goal: 24%New York Rangers by 1 goal: 20%New York Rangers by 2 goals: 11%New York Rangers by 3 goals: 12%New York Rangers by 4 goals: 6%New York Rangers by 5 goals: 2%New York Rangers by 6 goals: <1%
← NJ wins byNYR wins by →
New York Rangers wins by 2 or more31%
New York Rangers wins by 3 or more21%
New Jersey Devils wins by 2 or more24%
Decided by one goal44%

Centered on the expected margin above; shape from each team's expected goals, with ties after regulation settled as one-goal games, matched to 7,066 past NHL games.

Total range

5.7 expected
1 goals: 3%2 goals: 3%3 goals: 14%4 goals: 10%5 goals: 23%6 goals: 11%7 goals: 17%8 goals: 6%9 goals: 8%10 goals: 2%11 goals: 2%12 goals: 1%13 goals: <1%
Total goals, both teams
Total over 4.570%
Total over 5.548%
Total over 6.537%
Total from 5 to 634%

Centered on the expected total above; shape from each team's expected goals, with ties after regulation settled as one-goal games, matched to 7,066 past NHL games.

Starting Goalies

from the box score
NJJacob Markstrom G · last 5 starts: .857 save %, 3.42 GAAstarted
NYRIgor Shesterkin G · last 5 starts: .892 save %, 3.05 GAAstarted

Starting goalies are part of our forecast.

Rest and Schedule

before this game
NJ·NYR
Mar 29 vs CHI
last game
Mar 29 vs FLA
1 day
days of rest
1 day
no
back-to-back
no
4
games in last 7 days
3
road after a home game
home / road
3rd straight home game

For context, not in our forecast.

Team Comparison

2025–26 season · box-score averages from 73+ games
NJ·NYR
−0.06
rating (0 = average)
−0.13
2.8
goals / game
2.9
3.1
goals allowed / game
3.1
38−35
season record
30−44
19−17
home record
11−25
19−18
away record
19−19
W1
streak
W2
6−4
last 10
4−6
29.9
shots / game
25.4
51.0
faceoff %
54.5
19.0
hits / game
25.8
14.0
blocked shots / game
14.5
4.7
takeaways / game
4.5
15.7
giveaways / game
15.1

Rating Trend

NJ · NYR · 146 days
New Jersey DevilsNew York Rangers
Rating (0 = average team)

Head to Head

last 10 meetings · NYR 5−5
Mar 18at NYRNJ 6 − 3
Mar 7at NJNJ 6 − 3
Apr 5, 2025at NJNJ 4 − 0
Jan 9, 2025at NYRNYR 3 − 2 OT
Dec 23, 2024at NJNJ 5 − 0
Dec 2, 2024at NYRNJ 5 − 1
Apr 3, 2024at NYRNYR 4 − 3
Mar 11, 2024at NYRNYR 3 − 1
Feb 22, 2024at NJNYR 5 − 1
Nov 18, 2023at NJNYR 5 − 3

NJ · Last 10

6−4 · streak W1
Mar 29vs CHI5 − 3W
Mar 28at CAR2 − 5L
Mar 26at NSH4 − 2W
Mar 24at DAL6 − 4W
Mar 20at WSH1 − 2L
Mar 18at NYR6 − 3W
Mar 16vs BOS4 − 3W
Mar 14vs LA6 − 4W
Mar 12vs CGY4 − 5L
Mar 8vs DET0 − 3L

NYR · Last 10

4−6 · streak W2
Mar 29vs FLA3 − 1W
Mar 27vs CHI6 − 1W
Mar 25at TOR3 − 4L
Mar 23vs OTT1 − 2L
Mar 22vs WPG2 − 3L
Mar 19at CBJ3 − 6L
Mar 18vs NJ3 − 6L
Mar 16vs LA1 − 4L
Mar 14at MIN4 − 2W
Mar 12at WPG6 − 3W