On Monday, the New Jersey Devils proved the latter part true. The Devils handled the New York Rangers 5-0 at home behind two goals and an assist from center Jack Hughes. It marked New Jersey's second win over their rivals this season,

Jack Hughes had his second two-goal game of the season against the New York Rangers and Jacob Markstrom had his second straight 12-save shutout to lead the New Jersey Devils to a 5-0 victory on Monday.

As the New York Rangers' season continues to unravel, the New Jersey Devils had a grand old time poking fun at their Hudson River rivals on Monday.

Jacob Markstrom made 12 saves for his second straight shutout and third of the season to extend his point streak to nine games (8-0-1). It was the Devils' first regular-season shutout against the Rangers since Cory Schneider made 22 saves in a 4-0 victory Oct. 19, 2013.

Day after day, the severity of their situation seemingly does nothing but weigh the Rangers down. Monday afternoon’s 5-0 disaster against the Devils at Prudential Center was no outlier.

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Trade talks are intensifying regarding New York Rangers veteran Chris Kreider after he was a healthy scratch for their last game before the holiday break against the New Jersey Devils.

The New York Rangers are one of the NHL's worst teams at the moment, but that doesn’t mean the rival New Jersey Devils will go easy on them. Devils superstar fo

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The New York Rangers have been falling apart in recent times, and now the Devils are taking advantage of it and trolling their division rival while dominating them in the final game before the holiday break.

First, New Jersey edited a video of New York's draft party at Madison ... fans wanted winger Kaapo Kakko, whom the Rangers picked at No. 2. The Devils added an "L" on the jumbotron and emphasized ...