殺到するing 特別奇襲隊員s continue 追跡 of Devils in New Jersey
The New Jersey Devils and the New York 特別奇襲隊員s 扱うd their 初期の games after clinching a プレーオフ 寝台／地位 in 意味ありげに different ways.
Because of those 劇的な different results, the race for second place in the 主要都市の 分割 and home ice in the first 一連の会議、交渉／完成する of a possible プレーオフ series between the 競争相手s is even closer 長，率いるing into the final 会合 Thursday night in Newark, N.J.
New Jersey (46-20-8, 100 points) 持つ／拘留するs a two-point lead over the 特別奇襲隊員s (44-20-10, 98 points) 部分的に／不公平に because it is 2-0-1 in the season series.
The Devils earned a 5-3 勝利，勝つ in New York on Nov. 28 and the 特別奇襲隊員s 地位，任命するd a 4-3 overtime victory on home ice Dec. 12. New Jersey 記録，記録的な／記録するd a 4-3 overtime 勝利，勝つ on Jan. 7 when it erased a two-goal 赤字 and Damon Severson 得点する／非難する／２０d the game-勝利者 to stop an eight-game home losing streak.
The Devils clinched their first プレーオフ 位置／汚点／見つけ出す since 2018 with a 5-3 勝利，勝つ over the visiting Ottawa 上院議員s on Saturday. Two nights later, New Jersey was 手渡すd its most lopsided loss of the season when it 許すd four straight goals に引き続いて a short-手渡すd 一致する by Erik Haula in a 5-1 loss to the host New York Islanders.
"I think that we clinched a 位置／汚点／見つけ出す (last game), and I don't know if our group dealt with that," Devils coach Lindy Ruff said. "It's a learning experience. You're excited about where you got to, but you've got to put it away in a hurry and I didn't think we put it away in a hurry."
Since a 3-0 home 勝利，勝つ over the first-place Carolina ハリケーンs on March 12, the Devils are 2-4-2 over their past eight contests, a stretch where they have 許すd four goals five times. New Jersey also was held to one goal for the ninth time Monday and third time since its 勝利，勝つ over Carolina.
T he 特別奇襲隊員s were seven points behind the Devils に引き続いて a 4-1 loss at Boston on March 4 in their second game with Patrick Kane. Since then New York is 9-1-1 over its past 11 games with the past seven 勝利，勝つs coming in 規則 to give both teams 34 規則 victories.
New York has 得点する／非難する／２０d 34 goals over its past seven victories, 含むing Tuesday's 6-2 home 勝利，勝つ over the Columbus Blue Jackets. Filip Chytil, Vladimir Tarasenko and Kane 得点する／非難する／２０d in a （期間が）わたる of 3:37 in the first period and the 特別奇襲隊員s 得点する／非難する／２０d the final three goals to pull away from the NHL's worst team after 許すing two goals in the final half of the 開始 period.
"Listen MSG is an amazing place to play. I think it's a big advantage to have home ice," Kane said after he and Tarasenko 得点する／非難する／２０d in the same game for the first time. "We have that in 前線 of us now if we do what we need to do. It'll be a big game coming up."
Also in 前線 of both teams but not so far away are the ハリケーンs, who are three points ahead of New Jersey and five ahead of New York. Carolina has nine games remaining and 35 規則 victories.
"Thursday should be a lot of fun," New York coach Gerard Gallant said. "Two teams 戦う／戦いing, and I think we're two points behind them. There's still seven or eight games left, but it goes a long way Thursday night."
--Field Level マスコミ
