Jacob Markstrom robbed Artemi Panarin and Mika Zibanejad of potential overtime winners, but Carrick took advantage of a 2-on-1 duel with Reilly Smith and hammered a one-timer past the Devils goalie.

Adam Fox had a goal and an assist, Panarin scored a goal and Igor Shesterkin made 21 saves in his first game after four games as a substitute. The Rangers (19-20-2) have picked up points in four of their last five games (3-1-1).

Jack Hughes had a goal and an assist, Jesper Bratt scored and Markstrom made 30 saves for the Devils (25-15-4). They lost five of six games.

Fox gave the Rangers a 1-0 lead with a power play goal at 12:05 of the first period. It took five seconds for the power play to begin.

Vincent Trocheck won the faceoff against Fox, whose shot from the blue line bounced off Johnathan Kovacevic’s stick, broke it and sailed past Markstrom on the blocker side.

Hughes made it 1-1 at 4:03 of the second period. Shesterkin’s attempt to get the puck over the boards failed when Ondrej Palat intercepted it on the right half wall. He moved the ball at the point to Brett Pesce, who deflected a shot from Hughes in front of the net.

Bratt gave New Jersey a 2-1 lead at the 8:28 mark when the Rush scored on a shortside shot from the left faceoff circle.

The game began in the neutral zone, where Dougie Hamilton knocked the puck away from Will Cuylle with a big hit into the open ice. Hughes caught the ball at the Devils blue line and pushed it up and over to Bratt, who quickly entered the zone.

Panarin made it 2-2 with a power play goal at 17:13 of the second minute, scoring from deep in the left circle after a rebound from Zibanejad’s shot from high between the circles.

Shesterkin stopped Dawson Mercer on a shorthanded breakaway at 10:49 of the third period to make it 2-2.