The New York Rangers kept dominating the New Jersey Devils in Game 2, getting a 5-1 statement win again and taking a commanding 2-0 lead in the series as it now shifts to Madison Square Garden.
The Devils weren’t happy about it and it definitely showed in the second part of the third period. Tempers blew up with less than 10 minutes with the Rangers cruising late in the game. It kicked off with Devils’ fourth-line center Michael McLeod and New York defenseman Braden Schneider getting into a big fight with both landing haymakers, and led to absolute mayhem with 10 misconducts getting handed out before the final buzzer, almost all at once.
The night ended early for Rangers’ Barclay Goodrow, Jimmy Vesey, Niko Mikkola, Tyler Motte and Adam Fox. The Devils lost Brendan Smith, Nathan Bastian, Kevin Bahl, Miles Wood and Timo Meier to misconducts.
That was a busy third frame for the officials who did not want to lose control of the game as the Devils attempted to set the stage for the third contest this weekend.
Despite the officials trying to get a hold of things before the final buzzer, it still managed to turn into a gong show and got 10 misconducts on the stat sheet.
Game 3 takes place Saturday night in the Big Apple, with tempers probably still boiling from the Rangers’ commanding wins in Devils’ territory.
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