Devils–Rangers rivalry
The Devils–Rangers rivalry (also known as the Hudson River rivalry or the Battle of the Hudson River), is an ice hockey rivalry between the New Jersey Devils and the New York Rangers clubs of the National Hockey League (NHL). The two teams are called "cross-river rivals." This is because Madison Square Garden in Midtown Manhattan, where the Rangers play, is across the Hudson River and less than ten miles from the Prudential Center in downtown Newark (and previously, the Meadowlands Arena in East Rutherford), the home of the Devils. Travel between both arenas is easily accomplished by both road (usually through the Lincoln Tunnel) and rail (along the Northeast Corridor and PATH).
| First meeting | October 8, 1982 |
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| Latest meeting | November 18, 2023 |
| Next meeting | February 22, 2024 |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 273 |
| All-time series | 131–110–21–11 (NYR) |
| Regular season series | 110–90–21–11 (NYR) |
| Postseason results | 21–20 (NYR) |
| Largest victory | NYR 11–2 NJD October 25, 1984 NYR 9–0 NJD March 31, 1986 |
| Longest win streak | NYR W8 |
| Current win streak | NYR W1 |
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The Devils and Rangers are two of the three teams that play in the New York City metropolitan area, the other being the New York Islanders. All three teams have fierce, bitter rivalries with each other, as well as with the other (now formerly) Atlantic Division teams, the Philadelphia Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins.