In the sixth weekly Metropolitan Division snapshot, the New York Rangers are on top of a division that has four points separating second from seventh. Columbus failed, the Islanders ended their losing run, and more in this week’s roundup of what happened in the division.
New Jersey Devils coach Lindy Ruff thought his team played its best game of the season, despite missing three top forwards. Jesper Bratt, Alexander Holtz and Tyler Toffoli scored in the third period, and the short-handed Devils beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-2 on Thursday night. The Devils played without forwards Timo Meier, Nico Hischier and Jack Hughes because of injuries, but they were still able to beat Pittsburgh for the sixth straight time overall.
After battling back and forth on the scoresheet through the first two periods, the Devils’ stars broke the third period wide open and scored three unanswered for a 5-2 victory against a Metropolitan rival.
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