Rangers play the Devils following Lafreniere's 2-goal game

The New York Rangers will face off against the New Jersey Devils on Thursday at 7 p.m. EDT in Newark, New Jersey. This matchup comes after the Rangers' recent victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning, where Alexis Lafreniere scored two goals in a 4-1 win.

Currently, the New Jersey Devils have a record of 3-3 overall, with a 1-1-0 record within the Metropolitan Division. Meanwhile, the New York Rangers boast a 6-2 overall record and are 1-1-0 against Metropolitan Division opponents.

On the defensive end, the Devils have conceded 22 goals while managing to score 16, resulting in a -6 scoring differential. On the offensive side, the Rangers have a 4-1-0 record when they score a power-play goal.

This will be the first meeting between these two teams this season. As for injuries, the Devils are dealing with a number of setbacks, including Nick Bjugstad being out with a pectoral issue, Luke Evangelista dealing with illness and a day-to-day status for his knee injury, Seamus Casey out with a knee injury, Connor Brown sidelined with a lower-body ailment, and goaltender Igor Shesterkin missing the season due to a lower-body injury.

For the Rangers, Joseph Veleno is out with a lower-body issue, goaltender Igor Shesterkin has also been ruled out for the season because of a lower-body problem, Joonas Korpisalo is out with a lower-body injury, Aidan Thompson is sidelined due to undisclosed reasons, and Adam Sykora is out with a lower-body injury.