Jack Hughes will miss up to two months for the New Jersey Devils after having surgery on his finger.

The center, who sustained what the team described on Friday as a non-hockey injury, will be re-evaluated at the six-week mark.

If Hughes can return in eight weeks, he would be back in time to possibly play for the United States at the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026, which will be in February.

Hughes missed the final 20 games of the regular season and the Devils' five-game loss to the Carolina Hurricanes in the Stanley Cup Playoffs last season after having shoulder surgery in March.

He leads the Devils in goals (10) and points (20) in 17 games this season, and had two assists in a 4-3 overtime win against the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday.

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