Devils star Jack Hughes out for season following hard crash into boards

There was Team USA affable fire implicit the weekend, but it coiled up costing 1 of the star's seasons.

New Jersey Devils guardant Jack Hughes has been ruled retired for the remainder of the play aft suffering a enarthrosis wounded from his vicious spill with Jack Eichel connected Saturday.

The squad made the announcement connected Wednesday.

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

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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.  (Stephen R. Sylvanie/Imagn Images)

Both played successful the 4 Nations Face-Off for the Stars and Stripes past period and were paired connected the aforesaid line; Eichel instantly checked connected Hughes.

Hughes skated disconnected the ice hunched implicit arsenic his close limb appeared to dangle. New Jersey provided small updates but that helium had flown backmost eastbound the time aft the injury; connected Wednesday, they announced that helium underwent country successful Colorado.

"Obviously, it didn't look good…" Devils caput manager Sheldon Keefe said aft the game. "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.

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.  (Stephen R. Sylvanie/Imagn Images)

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It's been a acold agelong for the Devils, and different prima connected the team, Dougie Hamilton, precocious suffered an injury, arsenic well. During the holidays, the Devils were successful archetypal spot successful the Metropolitan Division, but they are 10-13-3 since Christmas.

Their playoff spot, with 19 games near successful the season, should beryllium safe. But, immoderate teams are creeping intimately down with games successful hand. Either way, a squad that was erstwhile considered a Stanley Cup contender is present thing but, with their champion subordinate retired until adjacent season.

If they clasp connected to the playoff spot, it would beryllium their 2nd clip making the playoffs successful the past 3 seasons aft making it conscionable erstwhile from 2013 done 2022.

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 Sunday, March 2, 2025, successful Las Vegas.  (Ian Maule/AP Photo)

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This is present the 2nd play successful a enactment Hughes volition person played 62 games, arsenic helium dealt with injuries past year, arsenic well. He had 27 goals and 40 assists this season. He was the archetypal wide prime successful the 2019 NHL Draft.

Fox News' Ryan Gaydos contributed to this report.

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