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Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin will start Thursday's game against the visiting Devils, coach Peter Laviolette announced.

While the NHL season is only halfway done, it is officially crunch time for the New York Rangers. New York has played 40 games and sits with a record of 18-20-2

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The last time the New Jersey Devils saw their rivals, it was the first meeting with the New York Rangers in a new era. Jacob Trouba, their former captain, was traded to the Anaheim Ducks and no longer manned the Blueshirts blueline.