The Devils (38-34-2) moved closer to elimination with their second loss in three games and third in six. They are 10 points out of a wild-card position in the Eastern Conference with eight games to play.<\/p>\n
Connor Brown<\/a> scored and Markstrom made 19 saves.<\/p>\n \u201cI thought we were outworked for sure,\u201d Devils coach Sheldon\u00a0Keefe said. \u201cI thought they played harder, played with more structure. We\u2019ve been playing kind of a pretty loose game. It\u2019s worked out in our favor a lot with our offense and things like that, and today was not a loose game. The Rangers came out and played hard, played with purpose.\u201d<\/p>\n This is the first time this season the Rangers have won three games in a row on home ice.<\/p>\n They are 12-18-7 and have been shut out seven times at the Garden this season.<\/p>\n \u201cWe talked Day 1 about creating a winning culture and attitude and all the other words you want to use, the standard, but through all the ups and downs of a season, especially right now, you can see what you\u2019re made of as a group,\u201d Miller said. \u201cWe\u2019re getting some new faces that are getting an opportunity and they\u2019re playing really well and providing spark to our team. And when you get a moment like \u2018Shesty\u2019 has today for us it feels good. We want to keep playing and finish strong and have something to feel good about going into next season.\u201d<\/p>\n Sheary gave New York a 1-0 lead at 8:14 of the first period when from the right face-off circle he deflected Tye Kartye<\/a>\u2019s shot from the right point down and past Markstrom with Miller battling with Jonas Siegenthaler<\/a>\u00a0in front of the goalie.<\/p>\n The Rangers extended the lead to 2-0 with Miller\u2019s power-play goal at 13:39.<\/p>\n