NJD > NYR

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Across
  1. 3. Devils grow stars; Rangers grow trade bait.
  2. 4. Devils perfected it; Rangers still lost in it.
  3. 7. Devils advance; Rangers announce lessons learned.
  4. 8. Real hockey lives here; tourists fear it.
  5. 9. Stopped pucks.
Down
  1. 1. New Jersey built one; New York rents hope.
  2. 2. Devils earn it; Rangers brand it.
  3. 3. Greater than the Rangers.
  4. 5. Devils hit back; Rangers wave politely.
  5. 6. Smaller than the Devils.