There's nobody but nobody who enjoys scoring against Rangers more than Jack Hughes There's nobody but nobody who enjoys embarrassing Rangers more than Jack Hughes There's nobody but nobody who enjoys embarrassing Rangers more than Jack Hughes.
There was No. 86 with the puck on his stick in the offensive zone in overtime after previously scoring a goal in the second half to raise his tally to 16 in 23 games against the Blueshirts. The ball was on his stick…and then it wasn't because Sam Carrick cleared it when the New Jersey center tried to make a move on him.
The ball is now on Carrick's stick. Seven seconds later, the ball was in the Devils' net when Carrick finished off a 2-on-1 with Reilly Smith at 2:48 of overtime to lift the Rangers to a 3-2 win at the Garden on Thursday in what was certainly the best. The Blueshirts' most convincing performance of the season.
The work ethic is back. Commitment and engagement are back. Jacket pride is back. The Rangers have gone 3-1-1 in their last five games. You can feel it.
