Artemi Panarin sets up 2, Chris Kreider gets 47th as Rangers beat Devils

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Artemi Panarin set up two first-period power-play goals to give him 65 assists this season, and the New York Rangers posted a 3-1 victory over the cross-river rival New Jersey Devils on Tuesday night.

Chris Kreider scored his 47th goal and Ryan Strome got one in his return from an injury as New York improved to 5-1-1 in its last seven games. Alexandar Georgiev made 20 saves in winning his fifth straight start.

Defenseman Justin Braun, acquired in a trade-deadline deal with Philadelphia, scored his first goal with the Rangers to give New York a two-goal advantage.

Kreider set franchise records with his 25th power-play goal and 10th game-winning goal of the season.

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New York Rangers' Justin Braun (61) celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the New Jersey Devils, Tuesday, April 5, 2022, in Newark, N.J. The Rangers won 3-1. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Yegor Sharangovich scored the Devils' lone goal — giving them a 1-0 lead at 6:56 of the first period for his 20th of the season. He stole the puck from Rangers defenseman Jacob Trouba in the New York zone and beat Georgiev with a backhand on the unassisted tally.

Three minutes later, Sharangovich got into a fight with rookie Braden Schneider after the Rangers defenseman delivered a hard check on Jesper Boqvist in front of the Devils bench. Sharangovich got 17 minutes in penalties and a cut on his head, and did not return.

Strome, who missed the last four games with a lower-body injury, tied it on the ensuing power play after taking Kreider's pass and beating Nico Daws in close.

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