Mika Zibanejad broke a tie with a power-play goal late in the third period, and the New York Rangers defeated the brand new Jersey Devils 5-3 at Prudential Center on Sunday. Zibanejad scored on a wrist shot from the high slot at 17:00 to give the Rangers a 4-3 lead. New York (23-16-6), 5-0-1 in its past six games, swept a four-game series to finish the season 6-2-0 against New Jersey. The Rangers went 2-for-6 on the power play and have scored nine goals with the man-advantage in their past nine games.

The Devils (14-24-6) rallied from down 3-0 to tie it on goals by Mikhail sports logo patches Maltsev, Marian Studenic and Nico Hischier but lost their sixth video NFL Helmet iron on stickers game in a row, all in regulation. Mackenzie Blackwood made 21 saves. Alexandar Georgiev made 10 saves on 10 shots for the Rangers but was injured after making a save in 17:41 of the first period. Igor Shesterkin produced two saves on two photos in 2:19 of relief; Georgiev returned to start the second period and finished with 25 will save.

The Rangers are fifth in the eight-team MassMutual East Division, four points behind the fourth-place Boston Bruins. The Devils are seventh, 22 points behind the Bruins. The top four teams will qualify for the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Chris Kreider gave the Rangers a 1-0 business lead with a power-play objective on a tip-in at the left post at 6:31 of the first period. Vitali Kravtsov made it 2-0 with his 1st NHL goal at 14:03.

Alexis Lafreniere scored on a backhand from the slot after using his right skate to kick the puck to his stick, giving the Rangers a 3-0 lead at 5:17 of the next period. Maltsev scored on a backhand from the slot to customized stickers decals pull the Devils within 3-1 in 18:55. Studenic scored his initial NHL goal to make it 3-2 at 1:53 of the 3rd period. Hischier scored to tie it 3-3 on a snap shot from the high slot at 5:30. Ryan Strome scored an empty-net objective at 19:35 for the 5-3 final.