Late goal denies Rangers season sweep of Devils

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Henrik Lundqvist Andy Marlin/NHLI via Getty ImagesDefenseman Connor Carrick scored with 4:10 left to break a tie and the New Jersey Devils beat the New York Rangers 4-2 on Monday night at Prudential Center to avoid being swept in their season series by their longtime rivals.

Myles Wood and Travis Zajac also scored in the Devils’ regular-season home finale. Joey Anderson added an empty-net goal to ice the game and MacKenzie Blackwood made 32 saves.

Brett Howden and Filip Chytil scored for the Rangers, who won the first three meetings. Henrik Lundqvist made 37 saves in losing his fifth straight decision.

There have been only three regular-season sweeps in the series since the Devils…