The Devils were already interested in upgrading their center group before Hughes’ injury. Now the need is more pronounced.

Hughes, 23, was injured when he slammed into the boards after getting tangled up with Golden Knights center Jack Eichel late in New Jersey’s loss at Vegas on Sunday night.

New Jersey Devils star Jack Hughes underwent season-ending shoulder surgery on Wednesday, three days after being injured during a loss to the Vegas Golden Knights.

New Jersey Devils leading scorer Jack Hughes had shoulder surgery and is out for the season, a blow to the team's hopes of making a playoff run. The team said Hughes had surgery on his right shoulder in Vail,

New Jersey Devils say top center Jack Hughes is out for the season after having shoulder surgery.

Devils leading scorer Jack Hughes went down with what appeared to be a serious injury with 1:48 left in New Jersey's 2-0 loss Sunday night to the Vegas Golden Knights. Hughes went down hard after a collision with the Golden Knights' Jack Eichel,

NEWARK, N.J. -- Jack Hughes will miss the remainder of the season for the New Jersey Devils, but the team remains optimistic that it can compete for a berth in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

New Jersey hasn't won consecutive games since Jan. 22-25. It has missed the Stanley Cup Playoffs 10 times in the past 12 seasons, last qualifying in 2022-23, when it reached the second round for the first time since 2012 after finishing with the most wins (52) and points (112) in its history.

Jack Hughes is done for the year. The Devils star underwent shoulder surgery on Wednesday and will miss the rest of the 2024-25 campaign, the team announced. Hughes left Sunday night’s game after he fell into the boards and appeared to be holding his shoulder as he left the ice.

The Devils' Jack Hughes posted a message to fans on social media a day after undergoing season-ending surgery.