NEW YORK — Devils center Jack Hughes didn’t understand what MSG analyst Steve Valiquette meant when he called out Hughes for trying to “embarrass” Rangers goalie Igor Shesterkin during the Devils’ 5-1 win at Madison Square Garden on Monday night.

Jesper Bratt had a goal and three assists, Jack Hughes scored twice and Jacob Markstrom made 39 saves as the New Jersey Devils beat the New York Rangers 5-1.

Jack Hughes recorded two goals in a three-point second period for the visiting New Jersey Devils, who never trailed while cruising to a 5-1 rout of the struggling New York Rangers on Monday night.