Devils followers are feeling a way of déjà vu, and never in a great way.
Jack Hughes left Sunday night time’s loss to the Golden Knights late within the third interval after he went tumbling into the boards laborious and seemed to be holding his shoulder.
The Devils star ahead acquired twisted up with Golden Knights ahead Jack Eichel close to the web, which despatched the 2 right down to the ice and Hughes slamming into the endboards — together with his higher physique taking the brunt of the drive.
Eichel instantly acquired up and checked on Hughes as he was down on the ice clearly in ache earlier than a crew coach instantly rushed to test on the younger ahead.
Hughes did skate off the ice below his personal energy, however he went straight to the Devils’ locker room.
Following the sport, Devils head coach Sheldon Keefe didn’t have many particulars on Hughes’ standing.
“Real hard to see him go down,” Keefe informed reporters. “There’s no update. He’s going to have to be evaluated. Obviously it didn’t look good. We’re gonna have to take our time to know the full extent of it.”
Within the midst of the chaos, Keefe was additionally been ejected from the sport with just below two minutes left on the clock after he appeared to make a passionate argument within the path of the refs following Hughes’ damage.
The lack of Hughes might show to be devastating for New Jersey, which sits third within the Metropolitan Division following the 2-0 loss to Vegas.
