“New Jersey Devils Rookie Goalie Leads Surprise Victory Over New York Rangers: Recap and Analysis”

Propelled by the astonishing performance of inexperienced goaltender Akira Schmid, the New Jersey Devils have won the last three games of their first round series against the New York Rangers and they have the opportunity, tonight at Madison Square Garden , to offer an outcome that few observers would have imagined after the first two duels.

This match will be presented from 8 p.m. on TVA Sports 2.

Indeed, if Schmid surprises, the sterility of the Rangers attack, although well equipped with impact players, surprises just as much: after scoring ten goals in total during the first two games, it stuck to it. to two small nets in all of the next three clashes.

“Two goals in three games won’t get you very far in the playoffs in this league. The keeper was solid, but I still don’t think we tested him enough,” admitted Rangers striker Jimmy Vesey after the last game.

Still, the Devils’ tall Swiss goaltender, the organization’s third goalkeeper at the start of the campaign, has maintained a 0.63 goals-against average and a .976 save percentage in three games in this series.

The latter nevertheless remained humble after the last match: “the guys are playing phenomenally in front of me, he said. I don’t have a lot of work. I can’t give the guys enough credit.”