National rightsholders ESPN (U.S.), Sportsnet (Canada) and TVAS (Canada) will broadcast Monday's game, beginning at 8 p.m., ET.

Facing off in a playoff series for the seventh time, this marks the third Devils-Rangers Game 7 and the first time it will be played on the New Jersey side of the Hudson. The Rangers won both previous showdowns at Madison Square Garden, defeating the Devils 8-4 in the 1992 Patrick Division Semifinals and 2-1 in double overtime in the 1994 Eastern Conference Final.

The Devils, 7-7 all-time in Game 7s, will be appearing in their first since 2012, when they defeated the Florida Panthers 3-2 in double overtime to win their Conference Quarterfinals series and kickstart their run to the Stanley Cup Final. The Rangers (11-6 all-time) are 8-1 in their past nine Game 7s since 2012, including wins in all three road games in that span -- the most recent being a 6-2 victory at Carolina in the 2022 Second Round.

The Devils player with the most Game 7 experience is forward Ondrej Palat, a two-time Stanley Cup champion with the Tampa Bay Lightning, who has played in six such contests (4-2). The corresponding player for the Rangers is forward Chris Kreider, who will be skating in his ninth Game 7 (7-1). Kreider's total of seven Game 7 wins is one shy of the NHL record shared by Brad Richards (8-0), Ray Bourque (8-1), Justin Williams (8-1), Carl Hagelin (8-2), Ryan McDonagh (8-2) and Glenn Anderson (8-4).

Monday's Devils-Rangers game will be the 50th of the First Round, the fourth-highest single-round total in Stanley Cup Playoffs history. The only other rounds to feature 50-or-more contests: the 1992 Division Semifinals (54), 2022 First Round (51) and 1991 Division Semifinals (51). Other competitive hallmarks of an exciting past two weeks:

* all eight series have featured at least one overtime game

* seven of eight series will be decided in six games or more

* all 16 teams have registered a road victory

* all 16 teams posted a win in the first three games of a series

* teams with an opportunity to close out a series are 5-6 to date

Game 7 Trends

* The team that scores first is 143-47 (.753) in the 190 all-time Game 7s in the Stanley Cup Playoffs (5-1 in 2022).

* Home teams own a 111-79 (.584) edge in the 190 all-time Game 7s in the Stanley Cup Playoffs (4-2 in 2022).

* Ninety-six of the 190 all-time Game 7s in the Stanley Cup Playoffs (50.5%) have been decided by a one-goal margin, including four of six in 2022.

* Forty-seven Game 7s in the Stanley Cup Playoffs have required overtime (24.7%). Home teams have a 25-22 edge in those contests (2-0 in 2022).