DeAngelo made history in more ways than one as he recorded a five-point night including a hat trick, while Igor Shesterkin continued his NHL introduction tour with 46 saves.
Looking for their second consecutive win after upsetting an elite Colorado Avalanche team on Tuesday, the Blueshirts kept faith with the same lines and also gave Shesterkin another chance to impress.
But it was the usual suspects who delivered early as Artemi Panarin hammered home a one-timer from DeAngelo’s first point of the night.
The Devils, who had actually adapted well to life after Taylor Hall, did hit back soon after with Kevin Rooney tallying a shorthanded goal.