The injury occurred when Hughes was inadvertently tripped by Vegas forward Jack Eichel, his recent USA teammate at the 4 Nations Face-Off tournament. Hughes crashed hard into the

New Jersey Devils leading scorer Jack Hughes had shoulder surgery and is out for the season. The team said Hughes had surgery on his right shoulder on Wednesday with the expectation that he will be ready for training camp.

Jack Hughes will be out for the season for the New Jersey Devils after having shoulder surgery. The 23-year-old center was tripped into the end boards during a breakout while short-handed at 18:12 of the third period in a 2-0 loss at the Vegas Golden Knights on Sunday. He skated off the ice gingerly while favoring his right shoulder.