"In professional sports, there's a lot of stuff going on, a lot of storylines, but it's amplified this time of the year, so I think it's just about trying to be a good pro," Kreider said. "We got veterans in here like Marc Staal and Kevin Shattenkirk, guys who have been around and been through it and they lead the way."
Agostino scored his first goal for the Devils unassisted 2:20 into the third period to make it 3-1. New Jersey claimed Agostino off waivers from the Montreal Canadiens on Feb. 11.
Skjei scored off a slap shot from the point 11:08 into the third to give the Rangers a 4-1 lead. Greene scored off a pass from Kyle Palmieri at 12:59 to pull the Devils to within 4-2.
"Physically, you're ready to play, but mentally it's a little different coming to the locker room and guys that are usually here, aren't in the room," Skjei said. "The way we competed, though, is pretty impressive with all the circumstances going on right now and the situation we're in. For us to come out and put up five goals in a big win against Jersey is pretty impressive."
Strome scored into an empty net at 19:41 for the 5-2 final.