The Devils are coming into this game with a 16-9-2 record this season, but they have been starting to struggle more in their recent games. They went through a very hot streak which they won 5 of their 6 games, but now they have lost 2 of their last 3 games and their defense has not been good in these. They are coming off of a 6-5 loss at home to the Capitals in their last game and they have now allowed 10 goals total in their last 2 games alone. Their offense has still been scoring goals in these games, but they have also played 3 of their last 4 games at home. They are going up against a Rangers team that is 13-9-1 this season and currently sitting 7 points behind the Devils in the division, but they are also sitting in 4th place and out of a divisional playoff spot so they are going to be pushing to get themselves back on track and get back into the top 3 of their division. They had a very hot start to the season and were playing like one of the better teams in the league, but they have slipped since then and are now coming off of a 5 game losing streak. They just snapped that losing streak as they are coming off of a 4-3 win over the Canadiens in their last game and they are going to be hungry to get back on a roll here. Even in their recent stretch of bad games, they have still won 2 of their last 3 games at home, and the Devils are a team they are going to get up for as they won all 4 meetings against them last season. The Rangers will win this game at home.