This was not last spring. A reasonably early regular-season game does not equate to a playoff match. The Rangers know that.
But that does not devalue the Blueshirts’ 5-3 victory over the Devils at the Rock on Saturday in the first installment of the Battle of the Hudson since New Jersey’s seven-game triumph over the Rangers that signaled the end of Gerard Gallant’s tenure behind the bench.
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