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New Jersey Devils v New York Rangers - Game Four
New Jersey Devils v New York Rangers - Game Four

After securing two huge victories in Game 1 and 2, the New York Rangers fell short against the New Jersey Devils in the next two games. The Devils defeated the Rangers 3-1 at Madison Square Garden to tie the seven-game playoffs series at 2-2 on Monday.

The New York Rangers had 23 SOGs on target and only managed to put the puck back into the net once.

Vincent Trochek was the lone goalscorer for the team who tied the game 1-1 for the Rangers at the 1:42 mark in the third period. Despite home advantage, the Rangers have lost Games 3 and 4 at Madison Square Garden.

Fans are not at all pleased with the level of performance shown by the Rangers in Game 4. Shortly after the game, fans went on to Twitter and lambasted their team for the loss tonight.

Here's how fans reacted to the Rangers' 3-1 defeat in Game 4:

Both teams will now be in action for Game 5 on Thursday at the Prudential Center.

New Jersey Devils down New York Rangers 3-1 to tie Hudson River rivalry at 2-2

Coming into the first period, the New York Rangers had 10 SOGs but weren't able to beat the Devils' defense to put the puck back into the net.

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However, the New Jersey Devils had 8 SOGs and were able to put the puck back into the net. Jack Hughes has been incredible for the Devils in the series as he put up a 1-0 lead at the 2:50 mark via a wrist shot. This marked his third goal of the series.

The second period of the game saw no goals from either side of the team. Moving into the third period, Jonas Siegenthaler extended the Devils' lead to 2-0 after converting a feed from Nico Hischier into the back of the net at a blistering speed.

With less than 30 seconds remaining into the final buzzer, Ondrej Palat scored the winning goal for the Devils from a slap shot to even the series at Madison Square Garden. In total, both teams had 23 SOGs in Game 4.

Igor Shesterkin made some good saves and ended the night with 20 saves with a .909 save percentage. Meanwhile, Akira Schmid made 22 saves for the Devils and ended the game with a .957 save percentage. Siegenthaler had two points for the New Jersey Devils in Game 4.

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