NEWARK, N.J. (Interstat) — Luke Hughes scored twice and Nicolas Daws made 18 saves as the New Jersey Devils routed the New York Rangers 7-1 on Thursday at Prudential Center. Evan Rodrigues had a goal and an assist, opening the scoring with 29.6 seconds left in the first period, and New Jersey broke the game open with a four-goal burst. Dougie Hamilton and Dawson Mercer each had two assists, while Cody Glass and Nico Hischier also scored. Brett Pesce added two assists, and Amadeus Lombardi and Timo Meier each contributed two. Pavel Dorofeyev scored for the Rangers, with Adam Fox and Alexis Lafrenière assisting. Daws stopped 18 of 19 shots. Hughes finished with two goals, five shots on goal, two penalty minutes and one hit. The Devils improved to 4-3-0, while the Rangers fell to 6-3-0. Attendance was 16,527. New Jersey returns to action Saturday at Washington. The Rangers visit Columbus on Saturday.