This first-round playoff series between the Rangers and Devils will feature four first-overall picks and a staggering 19 first-round selections in the NHL draft.
The Rangers have 10 players who heard their name called on Day 1 of their respective drafts, while the Devils have nine. That’s just about as even as it could get for these two clubs, who have not only had a tremendous track record in recent drafts but have also gone out and acquired several lineup-bolstering players along the way.
The Rangers have five players who were drafted in the first round in the last seven years, while the Devils have five in the last eight. After he scored the overtime game-winner, which was assisted by his brother, Jack Hughes, in the Devils’ season finale, how could he not?Getty Images Rivalry playoff series’ like Rangers-Devils are the kind in which players can make names for themselves.
The Devils’ first-overall pick in 2019 was the first of the organization’s two recent top picks to emerge as a bona fide star, taking leaps from season to season instead of just steps in his development. Obliterating his previous career-highs with 18 goals and 22 assists this season, the 22-year-old has become a possession machine and a nightmare to defend below the hash marks.
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