Jesper Boqvist is getting another big opportunity to show he’s ready to make the jump to the NHL.

Boqvist will skate on the top line alongside Nico Hischier and Nikita Gusev when the Devils visit the Rangers in a preseason game at 7 p.m. on Wednesday at Madison Square Garden in New York.

Defenseman Ty Smith, who is also battling for a spot on the final NHL roster, will skate on the team’s second defensive pairing with Damon Severson. Will Butcher and Sami Vatanen will play as the top pair.

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Jack Hughes, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2019 NHL Draft, will not play Wednesday, while Kaapo Kakko, the Rangers’ pick at No. 2, will be in the lineup.

Here’s how the Devils will line up, based on morning skate in Newark.

FORWARDS

Nikita Gusev - Nico Hischier - Jesper Boqvist

Brett Seney - Mikhail Maltsev - Jesper Bratt

Miles Wood - Michael McLeod - Nathan Bastian

Brandon Baddock - Kevin Rooney - John Hayden

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DEFENSEMEN

Will Butcher - Sami Vatanen

Ty Smith - Damon Severson

Mirco Mueller - Connor Carrick

GOALIES

Starter: Cory Schneider

Backup: Evan Cormier

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