<p> Mike Rupp didn’t waste much time getting into it with his former team. The Rangers center — just back after injury himself — starting brawling with Devil’s Cam Janssen as soon as the first puck was dropped. Rupp played for the Devils from 2002-04 and from 2006-09, and he scored the Stanley Cup-winning goal for the Devils in game seven in 2003.</p>

Mike Rupp didn’t waste much time getting into it with his former team. The Rangers center — just back after injury himself — starting brawling with Devil’s Cam Janssen as soon as the first puck was dropped. Rupp played for the Devils from 2002-04 and from 2006-09, and he scored the Stanley Cup-winning goal for the Devils in game seven in 2003.

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