Devils' Jack Hughes: Extends impressive scoring run
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Hughes notched two assists in Friday's 3-2 win over the Kraken.
Hughes didn't find the back of the net in this one, but the star center continues to produce at a very high rate for the Devils in his role as a playmaker. The 23-year-old has posted four straight multi-point performances, leaving his three-game pointless drought from Nov. 23 to Nov. 27 in the rearview. Hughes is on pace to average more than one point per game for a fourth consecutive season. He's up to 11 goals and 35 points over 29 contests in 2024-25.
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Devils' Jack Hughes: Lights lamp twice in win
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Hughes scored two goals, one on the power play, and he added an assist with the man advantage in Monday's 5-1 win over the Rangers.
He also fired a game-high eight shots on net with a plus-2 rating. All of Hughes' scoring came in the second period, and the 23-year-old center has reeled off three straight multi-point efforts. On the season, Hughes has delivered 33 points (11 goals, 22 helpers) in 28 contests, tying him with Mitch Marner for 10th in the NHL scoring race.
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Devils' Jack Hughes: Three-point effort in loss
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Hughes delivered three assists, two on the power play, while adding a game-high six shots and a plus-1 rating in Saturday's 6-5 loss to the Capitals.
All three helpers came in the third period as the Devils tried to rally from a 4-2 deficit after 40 minutes. This was Hughes' fifth three-point game in the last 12. He has erupted for five goals and 18 points -- including two goals and eight assists on the power play -- with 43 shots on net and a plus-9 rating over that span.
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Devils' Jack Hughes: Snaps drought Friday
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Hughes recorded a goal and an assist -- both on the power play -- in Friday's 5-4 win over the Red Wings.
Hughes was at his best with the man advantage Friday, but that has been a trend of late. The 23-year-old playmaker has racked up all but one of his last eight points on the power play. Hughes is on pace to record more than one point per game for the fourth straight season. He's up to 27 points, with nine goals and 18 helpers, in 26 contests.
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Devils' Jack Hughes: Three assists in win Thursday
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Hughes recorded three assists, including two on the power play, in Thursday's 4-2 win over the Hurricanes.
Hughes was an unstoppable playmaking threat for New Jersey in this win, and he was involved directly in three of the team's four goals. The 23-year-old star center assisted on both of Jesper Bratt's goals, in the first and third periods, and also set up Stefan Noesen's power-play tally in the second frame. Hughes has racked up four goals and nine assists in nine appearances this month, and six of those 13 points have come with the man advantage.
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Devils' Jack Hughes: Another three-point game
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Hughes had three assists in a 6-2 win over the Panthers on Tuesday.
All three came with the man advantage. Hughes has 10 points (four goals, six assists) in his past five games. That includes three contests with three points each -- it's nice to see so many multi-point efforts. Overall, Hughes has 22 points (eight goals, 14 assists), including nine on the power play, and 65 shots in 20 games this season. He's in a tie for fourth overall for shots.
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Devils' Jack Hughes: Earns 300th career point
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Hughes scored a goal and went plus-2 in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Panthers.
The goal was Hughes' 300th career point, an achievement he reached in 325 contests. He's racked up seven points over his last four games and now has eight goals, 11 assists, 65 shots on net and a plus-3 rating over 19 appearances this season. Hughes has been well above a point-per-game pace in the last three years, so there's still the potential for him to find another level.
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Devils' Jack Hughes: Multi-point performance Saturday
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Hughes notched two goals, one in the power play and the game-winner in OT, and an assist in Saturday's 4-3 overtime win over the Islanders.
Hughes came through when the Devils needed him the most Saturday, and he capped a dominant performance by scoring the game-winning goal midway through overtime. The talented playmaker has recorded three-point performances in back-to-back games for the first time this season, and he's also notched multi-point efforts thrice in his last five contests. He's up to three goals and three assists in four November contests while posting an unsustainably high 21.4 shooting percentage on 14 shots on goal.
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Devils' Jack Hughes: Difference-maker in win
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Hughes scored a goal and dished two assists in Thursday's 5-3 win over Montreal.
Hughes was a difference-maker, logging two first-period assists before potting the game-winner in the third. He danced through several Canadiens to set up Jesper Bratt for the game's first goal then won a puck battle in the corner to set up Ondrej Palat. The tally was his fifth to go along with 10 assists through 16 outings. This was his fifth multi-point effort and second three-pointer.
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Devils' Jack Hughes: Notches helper in defeat
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Hughes banked a helper on the man advantage en route to a 5-3 loss to the Red Wings on Thursday.
Hughes logged the primary assist on Nico Hischier's second power-play marker of the game. In addition, Hughes fired eight shots and posted a minus-2 rating in 22:59 of ice time. The 23-year-old has seven points (two goals) over his last six outings after registering just two points across four games to start the season. The left-shot center has garnered two goals, seven assists and a minus-3 rating through 10 games.
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Devils' Jack Hughes: Breakaway goal thing of beauty
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Hughes delivered a goal and added two assists in an 8-5 loss to Tampa Bay on Tuesday.
Hughes gave the Devils a 1-0 lead on a breakaway at 11:02 of the first period. He flew in at Andrei Vasilevskiy at warp speed and went backhand-forehand before ripping it into the open net. Hughes has eight points (two goals, six assists) in nine games thus far and is slightly off his plus point-per-game pace. It may be as simple as the trip overseas that has affected his game so far. Expect a Hart-quality season from the middle Hughes brother.
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Devils' Jack Hughes: Great goal for first of season
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Hughes had a goal and an assist in a 4-2 loss to the Hurricanes on Tuesday.
His goal, which was his first of the season, was a beauty. Hughes showed off his speed off the rush and cut in front of defender Brent Burns into the slot before picking the bottom corner with a wrist shot. His assist came on the power play later in the game. Hughes has one goal and four assists in five games this season after delivering 74 in 62 games in an injury-plagued 2023-24. He's focused on breaking the century mark in points this season. His career mark is 99 (2022-23).
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Devils' Jack Hughes: Supplies power-play helper
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Hughes notched a power-play assist and three shots on goal in Monday's 3-0 win over Utah.
Hughes is off to a bit of a slow start with three assists through five games. Monday's helper was his first on the power play. The 23-year-old has multiple shots on net in each game of the season for a total of 15 -- if he can keep that shoot-first mentality, his luck will turn around eventually.
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Devils' Jack Hughes: Mid-season form already
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Hughes earned two assists in Saturday's 3-1 win over the Sabres at the NHL Global Series in Czechia.
Hughes' vision was on full display, and few NHLers could match it. He also fired six shots, which means the goals will come eventually. Hughes is coming off a successful late-season shoulder surgery and looks primed for a Hart-worthy year.
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Devils' Jack Hughes: Undergoing shoulder surgery
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Hughes will have shoulder surgery Wednesday and miss the remainder of the 2023-24 campaign.
Hughes and the Devils were running out of time to make the postseason, so the decision for the world-class center to have surgery likely won't have any impact on the team's playoff prospects anyway. Instead, Hughes will get a head start on his recovery for the 2024-25 campaign by missing the last four games of the current season. The 22-year-old Florida native ends the year having racked up 27 goals and 47 helpers, including 31 power-play points. Shane Bowers should see an uptick in opportunities with Hughes on the shelf.
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Devils' Jack Hughes: Out Tuesday
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Hughes (upper body) will not play Tuesday against Toronto, per Amanda Stein of the Devils' official site.
Hughes has played in 62 games for the Devils this season, logging 27 goals and 47 assists. At this point it isn't clear if he's in danger of missing multiple contests with his upper-body issue. Once he returns, look for Hughes to return to his featured role skating on the first line and No. 1 power-play unit.
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Devils' Jack Hughes: One of each Sunday
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Hughes posted one goal and one assist in Sunday's 4-0 win over the Islanders.
Hughes assisted on Timo Meier's game-winning power-play goal in the first minute of the second period. The 22-year-old Hughes got his 24th tally of the season shortly afterward. He has been hot down the stretch, accumulating nine goals and 24 points over his last 22 outings. In 56 appearances this campaign, Hughes has amassed 24 goals, 69 points and 253 shots on net.
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Devils' Jack Hughes: Four points in last two games
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Hughes scored two power-play goals Thursday in a 4-1 win over Winnipeg.
He opened the scoring at 9:00 of the second period when he stuffed in a rebound just outside the left post. Hughes then pushed the score to 3-1 with a redirection from the slot. Both goals came on the power play and were his first in eight games. He has four points (two goals, two assists) in his last two games. Hughes has missed 16 games this season, but he still leads the Devils in scoring with 67 points (tied with Jesper Bratt). Hughes' 23 goals also tie him with Nico Hischier for the team lead. When healthy, Hughes has delivered 1.24 points per game, which puts him 11th in the NHL.
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Devils' Jack Hughes: Two helpers against Pens
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Hughes notched two assists, one on the power play, in Tuesday's 5-2 win over the Penguins.
Both helpers came in the third period as Hughes had a hand in tallies by Alexander Holtz and Timo Meier, the former being the eventual game-winner. Hughes has three multi-point performances in the last 11 games, racking up three goals and 13 points over that stretch, and on the season he's up to 21 goals and 65 points through 53 contests.
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Devils' Jack Hughes: Two points in Tuesday's loss
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Hughes scored a power-play goal and added an even-strength assist in Tuesday's 5-3 loss to the Panthers.
It's the third multi-point performance in the last four games for Hughes. The 22-year-old is back in form after missing about a month with an upper-body injury at the beginning of 2024 -- over the last 12 contests, he's collected six goals and 14 points.
