Devils' Jack Hughes suffers gruesome shoulder injury after after crashing into boards

New Jersey Devils prima Jack Hughes suffered a brutal enarthrosis wounded successful Sunday night’s crippled against the Vegas Golden Knights.

The Devils were looking to get astatine slightest 1 extremity backmost from the Golden Knights precocious successful the 3rd period. Nico Hischier took a shot, and Hughes could not corral the rebound. Hughes past collided with Golden Knights prima Jack Eichel and crashed into the boards hard.

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Vegas Golden Knights halfway Jack Eichel, #9, checks connected New Jersey Devils halfway Jack Hughes, #86, aft a collision during the 3rd play of an NHL hockey crippled connected Sunday, March 2, 2025 successful Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Ian Maule)

Hughes skated disconnected the crystal arsenic his close limb appeared to dangle.

"Obviously, it didn't look good," Devils caput manager Sheldon Keefe said aft the game. "We're going to person to instrumentality the clip to cognize the afloat grade of it. It's pugnacious to see, particularly it's a akin play helium got called connected earlier successful the period."

Luke Hughes, Jack’s brother, was affectional erstwhile helium entered the locker country arsenic the media gathered to behaviour a postgame interview, according to The Associated Press.

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New Jersey Devils halfway Jack Hughes, #86, makes his mode disconnected the crystal aft sustaining an evident wounded during a play against the Vegas Golden Knights during the 3rd play astatine T-Mobile Arena successful Las Vegas connected March 2, 2025. (Stephen R. Sylvanie-Imagn Images)

Jack Hughes has been the apical Devils subordinate since helium joined the main roster. He led the Devils with 27 goals and 70 points connected the team.

New Jersey mislaid to Vegas, 2-0. The Devils fell to 33-23-6 connected the twelvemonth and are successful 3rd spot successful the Metropolitan Division.

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New Jersey Devils halfway Jack Hughes, #86, and Vegas Golden Knights halfway Jack Eichel, #9, conflict for the puck during the archetypal play of an NHL hockey crippled connected Sunday, March 2, 2025 successful Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Ian Maule)

The Devils person lone been to the playoffs doubly since losing successful the Stanley Cup Final successful 2012 to the Los Angeles Kings.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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