Zibanejad, Gustafsson help Rangers beat Devils 3-1
Jonathan Quick made 20 saves as the first-place Rangers won their second straight after losing three of four.
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Jonathan Quick made 20 saves as the first-place Rangers won their second straight after losing three of four.
Nico Hischier and Timo Meier scored for the Devils, who are 1-2 under interim coach Travis Green.
The Devils are six points out of a wild-card playoff spot with 19 games left in the regular season.
It was the Devils' first game since general manager Tom Fitzgerald relieved Lindy Ruff of his coaching duties.
General manager Tom Fitzgerald made the surprising move with less than 30 games left to play.
Nico Daws was lifted after giving up four goals on 13 shots for New Jersey, which has lost five of seven.
Lukas Dostal made 52 saves and stopped Jack Hughes' penalty shot with 2.1 seconds to play, and the Ducks held on to beat the Devils 4-3.
New Jersey scored seven straight goals after falling behind 1-0 and improved to 16-10-2 on the road.
The NHL's top scorer registered 4 points to get to 100 for the season in a 4-1 victory on Sunday.
After losing two in a row and three of their last four, the Devils played with more desperation against the Canadiens and got rewarded.
The Rangers won 10 straight twice, in 1972-73 and 1939-40, a year New York won the third of its four Stanley Cup titles.
The Devils remain four points back of the second and final wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference.
The Devils won for the third time in four games.
NHL fans are gearing up for a big weekend of outdoor hockey in New Jersey.
Tyler Toffoli scored on a power play for New Jersey, which had won two in a row.
