Luke Hughes scores twice as Devils beat Rangers 7-1
New Jersey scored four times in the second period as Sheldon Keefe earned his 300th NHL coaching win.
Luke Hughes had his first two-goal NHL game as the New Jersey Devils defeated the New York Rangers 7-1 at Prudential Center on Thursday, Oct. 15.
Both Hughes goals came in the second period. His first put New Jersey ahead 2-0 just 18 seconds after the intermission; his second increased the lead to 5-0 at 16:34.
Evan Rodrigues contributed a goal and an assist, and Nico Daws stopped 18 shots. Nico Hischier, Arseny Gritsyuk, Stefan Noesen and Cody Glass also scored for the Devils, who improved to 4-3-0 with their second consecutive victory.
New York replaced Dylan Garand with Spencer Martin after Gritsyuk made it 4-0 at 4:39 of the second period. Garand allowed four goals on 13 shots; Martin finished with 15 saves. Pavel Dorofeyev scored the Rangers’ only goal on a third-period power play.
The win was Sheldon Keefe’s 300th as an NHL head coach. The Rangers fell to 6-3-0.
