New Jersey 5, N.Y. Rangers 2

First Period_None. Penalties_Kreider, NYR (Fighting), 0:29; McLeod, NJ (Fighting), 0:29; Kreider, NYR (Delay of Game), 19:15.

Second Period_1, New Jersey, Zacha 3 (Severson, Kuokkanen), 7:37 (pp). 2, N.Y. Rangers, Blackwell 2 (Howden), 11:32. 3, New Jersey, Butcher 1 (Merkley, Kuokkanen), 17:14. 4, N.Y. Rangers, Buchnevich 4 (Kreider, Trouba), 19:27. Penalties_Zibanejad, NYR (Elbowing), 6:37.

Third Period_5, New Jersey, Sharangovich 2 (Subban, Bratt), 10:43. 6, New Jersey, Merkley 1 (Kuokkanen), 14:09. 7, New Jersey, Maltsev 1 (Palmieri), 19:39 (en). Penalties_None.

Shots on Goal_New Jersey 16-9-12_37. N.Y. Rangers 9-16-14_39.

Power-play opportunities_New Jersey 1 of 2; N.Y. Rangers 0 of 0.

Goalies_New Jersey, Blackwood 3-0-1 (39 shots-37 saves). N.Y. Rangers, Shesterkin 3-5-1 (36-32).

A_0 (18,006). T_2:35.

Referees_Dean Morton, Garrett Rank. Linesmen_Julien Fournier, Matt MacPherson.