Saturday: The Devils provided an update on Hughes, announcing that he has undergone surgery. He will be reevaluated in six weeks and the expected recovery timeline is eight weeks. With New Jersey having just $12.5K in available cap space per PuckPedia , Hughes is almost certainly heading for LTIR which would open up $3.82MM in available spending room.

Friday: In an odd report , Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman shared that the New Jersey Devils will be without center Jack Hughes for at least one game after accidentally cutting his hand at a team dinner. The Devils confirmed the report and added that Hughes is still being evaluated.

Once again, Hughes was off to a sensational start to the season, only to have it paused due to injury. He began the 2025-26 campaign with 10 goal

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