{"id":532840,"date":"2026-03-31T13:30:23","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T13:30:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/532840\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T13:30:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T13:30:23","slug":"nhl-game-preview-new-jersey-devils-at-new-york-rangers-with-line-combinations-03-31-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/532840\/","title":{"rendered":"NHL Game Preview: New Jersey Devils at New York Rangers with Line Combinations 03\/31\/2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>          <img width=\"1200\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/NHL-Game-Preview-New-Jersey-Devils-at-New-York-Rangers-with-Line-Combinations-03.31.2026.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"NHL Game Preview New Jersey Devils at New York Rangers with Line Combinations 03\/31\/2026\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>(Photo by: Noah K. Murray-AP)<\/p>\n<p>New Jersey Devils (38-33-2, 78 pts) at New York Rangers (30-35-9, 69 pts)<\/p>\n<p>Venue: Madison Square Garden<br \/>Date: Tuesday, March 31<br \/>Time: 7:00 pm EST<br \/>How To Watch:\u00a0ESPN+, MSG2 MSG Network<br \/>Radio: 101.9 FM WFAN\/ESPN 880 AM, 93.5 FM<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ticketmaster.evyy.net\/c\/5142595\/264167\/4272?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Purchase tickets via Ticketmaster<\/a><\/p>\n<p>New Jersey Devils News &amp; Notes:<\/p>\n<p id=\"h-\">New Jersey won its last game 5-3 against the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday. In their previous five games, the Devils have a 3-2-0 record, scoring 3.6 goals per game while allowing 3.2. New Jersey leads the season series 2-0 against the Rangers.<\/p>\n<p>New York Rangers News &amp; Notes:<\/p>\n<p>The Rangers beat the Panthers 3-1 on Sunday to make it two straight for the Rangers. In their last five games, New York has a 2-2-1 record, scoring three goals per game while conceding 2.2. The Rangers have been outscored 12-6 in their previous two games with the Devils.<\/p>\n<p>New Jersey Devils Projected Lines:<\/p>\n<p>Meier-Hischier-Mercer<br \/>Bratt-Hughes-Brown<br \/>Dadonov-Glass-Hameenaho<br \/>Cotter-Bjugstad-Tsyplakov<\/p>\n<p>Siegenthaler-Hamilton<br \/>Hughes-Kovacevic<br \/>Dillon-Nemec<\/p>\n<p>Markstrom<br \/>Allen<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.insidetherink.com\/collections\/new-jersey-hockey?_pos=1&amp;_psq=new&amp;_ss=e&amp;_v=1.0&amp;_gl=1*zn95uv*_gcl_au*ODQ3ODgyOTQzLjE3NjMxMjY4NjY.\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Get your New Jersey Hockey Merchandise here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>New York Rangers Projected Lines<\/p>\n<p>Perreault-Zibanejad-Lafreniere<br \/>Cuylle-Trocheck-Sykora<br \/>Kartye-Miller-Sheary<br \/>Brodzinski-Laba-Chmelar<\/p>\n<p>Gavrikov-Fox<br \/>Robertson-Borgen<br \/>Fortescue-Schneider<\/p>\n<p>Shesterkin<br \/>Garand<\/p>\n<p>Players To Watch:<\/p>\n<p>New Jersey Devils<\/p>\n<p id=\"h-\"><a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/?s=Connor%20Brown&amp;post_tag=connor-brown\" id=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/?s=Connor%20Brown&amp;post_tag=connor-brown\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Connor Brown<\/a> had a goal and two assists in the Devils\u2019 6-3 win over the Rangers on March 18th.<\/p>\n<p>New York Rangers<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/?s=Conor%20Sheary&amp;post_tag=conor-sheary\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Conor Sheary<\/a> had a goal on one shot for the Rangers in their 6-3 loss to the Devils back on March 18th.<\/p>\n<p>Injury Report:<\/p>\n<p>New Jersey Devils<\/p>\n<p id=\"h-\">F\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/?s=Stefan%20Noesen&amp;post_tag=stefan-noesen\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Stefan Noesen<\/a>\u2013 IR<br \/>F\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/tag\/zack-macewen\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Zack MacEwen<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 IR<br \/>D Brett Pesce \u2013 DTD<br \/>F Arseny Gritsyuk \u2013 OUT<\/p>\n<p>New York Rangers<\/p>\n<p>F <a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/?s=Matt%20Rempe&amp;post_tag=matt-rempe\" id=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/?s=Matt%20Rempe&amp;post_tag=matt-rempe\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Matt Rempe<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 IR<br \/>D Urho Vaakanainen \u2013 DTD<\/p>\n<p>Next Game<\/p>\n<p>\tDiscover more from Inside The Rink<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px;font-size:15px\">Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.<\/p>\n<p>            <a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/author\/jcgifford18d2e1cafa\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1774963823_357_8db68b5dc1a6417474926df3f6d3c47ad5c5859e11a1a42050a5fdf654aba77b.jpeg\"  class=\"avatar avatar-75 photo\" height=\"75\" width=\"75\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/author\/jcgifford18d2e1cafa\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">JC Giff<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Father of 3, Bruins, Red Sox, Cubs, Liverpool, Syracuse football and Basketball Fan. Love Fantasy Football, Baseball and Hockey. If I am not at work, I either at an ice rink, Ball field or spending quality time with my family.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"(Photo by: Noah K. 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