The New York Rangers recalled their six-foot-eight yard-dog forward Matt Rempe on Tuesday from the AHL Hartford Wolfpack after having served an eight-game suspension. He is officially eligible to return against the New Jersey Devils at Madison Square Garden on Thursday.

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The advanced metrics love the recent work put in by Jack Hughes, but he's been unlucky with the surface-level stats. That should change vs. a leaky Rangers defense, as our NHL betting picks explain.

The Devils face the Rangers for the third time this season on Thursday night, and Matt Rempe could return to the lineup.

Prediction for the NHL match which will take place on January 10. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Arthur Kaliyev will make his Rangers and season debut against the Devils. New York claimed Kaliyev off waivers from the Los Angeles Kings on Monday. The forward was a healthy scratch in the Rangers 5-4 overtime loss to the Dallas Stars on Tuesday. Kaliyev has 71 points (35 goals, 36 assists) in 188 NHL games, all with the Kings.

Jack Hughes and the New Jersey Devils dominated the first two meetings with the New York Rangers last month as part of their ascent in the Metropolitan Division.

The last time the New Jersey Devils saw their rivals, it was the first meeting with the New York Rangers in a new era. Jacob Trouba, their former captain, was traded to the Anaheim Ducks and no longer manned the Blueshirts blueline.

The New York Rangers didn't have to fend for themselves without their prized goaltender for long. Igor Shesterkin is set to return to the cage on Thursday against the New Jersey Devils at Madison Square Garden after missing four games to an upper-body injury per NHL insider Elliotte Friedman.

As we cross the halfway point, Rory Boylen analyzes how the notable players from this season's 16 NHL trades have performed for their new teams.

What to make of the Rangers defense or lack there of. The New Jersey Devils are at The Garden tonight but the Rangers defense may – once again – be out to lunch, dinner and a Midnight Supper. Word has gone round the NHL, the Blueshirts defense has more holes than Trader Joe's latest Swiss Cheese shipment.