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03/07 17:18 CST Jack Hughes has a hat trick and an assist in the Devils' 6-3
win over the Rangers
Jack Hughes has a hat trick and an assist in the Devils' 6-3 win over the
Rangers
By ALLAN KREDA
Associated Press
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) --- Jack Hughes had a hat trick and an assist, Nico Hischier
scored the go-ahead goal, and the New Jersey Devils beat the New York Rangers
6-3 on Saturday for their fourth straight win.
Hischier scored a power-play goal at 8:05 of the third --- his team-leading
21st --- to give the Devils a 4-3 lead before Hughes scored twice, including
one into an empty net, for his fourth career hat trick.
Jesper Bratt and Dawson Mercer also scored for the Devils, who are nine points
out of a playoff spot. Bratt and Connor Brown had two assists each and Jacob
Markstrom made 17 saves.
Will Borgen, Vladislav Gavrikov and Will Cuylle scored for the last-place
Rangers, who were coming off a 6-2 home win over Toronto on Thursday. New York
is 4-12-3 since winning the Winter Classic over Florida on Jan. 2.
Bratt opened the scoring 1:06 into the contest, beating Jonathan Quick for his
14th goal.
Borgen tied it at 6:26, converting a pass from Vincent Trocheck, who was still
a Ranger on Saturday after being the subject of trade rumors for weeks heading
into Friday's deadline.
Gavrikov put New York ahead at 8:36 of the first.
Mercer tied the game on the power play at 19:47 for his 200th career point.
Hughes put New Jersey up 3-2 on the power play at 15:52 of the second, his
first goal since scoring the gold medal-winning goal for Team USA at the Winter
Olympics on Feb. 22.
He scored his second on a breakaway at 16:56 of the third before finishing his
hat trick with an empty-net goal as the home crowded serenaded him with chants
of "USA, USA!"
Cuylle had tied the contest for third time at 16:53 of the second.
Quick made 29 saves.
Up Next
Devils: Host Detroit on Sunday.
Rangers: Visit Philadelphia on Monday.
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