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Rangers bedeviled by Jack Hughes in loss to Devils

The Devils' Jack Hughes, right, scores against Rangers goalie Alexandar Georgiev during the second period of an NHL game on Tuesday at Madison Square Garden. Credit: AP/Bruce Bennett

Alexis Lafreniere was not the only No. 1 overall draft pick on the ice Tuesday night, when the Rangers hosted their Hudson River rivals, the Devils, at Madison Square Garden.

The Devils’ Nico Hischier and Jack Hughes were first overall draft picks, too, with Hughes being the No. 1 overall in 2019, one year before Lafreniere. That was the draft where Hughes went No. 1 and the Rangers grabbed Kaapo Kakko with the second pick overall, and those two are expected to have many battles with each other in these rivalry matchups in the next few years.