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The 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs are off to a wild start as Boston and Carolina are the only teams that have held onto home-ice advantage after road dogs went 6-2 on Monday and Tuesday.
New York Rangers lead series 1-0
By the time the New Jersey Devils got their legs under them, they were trailing by two goals, and they were down by three before they really showed any push back. New Jersey did control the play at five-on-five, as expected, but they went 0-4 on the power play and didn’t score a goal until Jack Hughes lit the lamp on a penalty shot with about three minutes remaining in the game. New York’s power play did not miss, going two for three.
It wasn’t the type of performance you want to see from a series favorite, but this was projected to be a long series and anybody that’s watched playoff hockey knows that one lopsided loss does not mean the Devils are done, but it does mean they will now lose the series more often than they win it.