"Hughes' injury adds yet another absence to an injury-riddled Devils roster. Both Cody Glass and Zack MacEwen left Wednesday's game against the Chicago Blackhawks hurt, and the team was already missing Johnathan Kovacevic, Evgenii Dadonov, Brett Pesce, and Connor Brown. Since the Chicago game, the Devils have recalled Nathan Légaré and Shane Lachance from the AHL's Utica Comets, placing MacEwen and Brown on injured reserve."
"Despite those injuries, the Devils currently lead the Eastern Conference with a 12-4-1 record, and Hughes has been a critical part of that early-season success. He's scored at above a point-per-game pace over his first 17 games and currently leads the team with 20 points (10g, 10a, four points more than any other player. In 24 career games against the Capitals, Hughes has recorded 19 points (5g, 14a)."
Jack Hughes sustained a non-hockey hand injury during a team dinner and is not expected to play against the Washington Capitals on Saturday. Reports say he slipped and cut his hand dining at the steakhouse Chicago Cut, and the team is evaluating his recovery timeline. Hughes' absence compounds an injury-riddled Devils roster after Cody Glass and Zack MacEwen left the Chicago game injured and the team remained without Johnathan Kovacevic, Evgenii Dadonov, Brett Pesce, and Connor Brown. The Devils recalled Nathan Légaré and Shane Lachance from the AHL and placed MacEwen and Brown on injured reserve. New Jersey leads the Eastern Conference at 12-4-1, and Hughes has produced above a point-per-game pace through 17 games, leading the team with 20 points. In 24 career games versus Washington, Hughes has 19 points (5g, 14a).
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