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Devils\u2019 Jack Hughes has lower-body injury, not believed to be serious<\/a> appeared first on ClutchPoints<\/a>. Add ClutchPoints as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The New Jersey Devils<\/a> pulled off a 3-2 win via overtime against the Nashville Predators on Thursday night, but they also saw star forward Jack Hughes<\/a> go down with a lower-body injury.<\/p>\n

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Following New Jersey\u2019s win at Prudential Center in Newark, Devils head coach Sheldon Keefe provided a positive update<\/a> on Hughes, via team reporter Amanda Stein.<\/p>\n

\u201cLower body injury for #NJDevils Jack Hughes, says Sheldon Keefe. Will need to be evaluated again tomorrow to determine his availability for the trip to Ottawa. Keefe says he doesn\u2019t believe it\u2019s a serious injury,\u201d Stein wrote in a social media post on X, formerly Twitter.<\/p>\n

That should give Devils fans a big relief, as the team surely needs Hughes healthy in the long run to keep up in the race to the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs.<\/p>\n

The 24-year-old Hughes left the Predators game in the first period, and after returning briefly, he spent the rest of the night off the ice.<\/p>\n

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While the exact nature of his injury has not been determined at the moment, it appears that it\u2019s not related to the finger issue that forced him to miss 18 games earlier in the 2025-26 NHL regular season.<\/p>\n

The Devils overcame two one-goal deficits to beat Nashville, with Jasper Bratt scoring a goal in the third period to force overtime, where Nico Hischier lit the lamp for the game-winning goal for New Jersey.<\/p>\n

Adding a layer to Hughes\u2019 injury situation is the looming start of the Milan Cortina Olympics. He is part of the the United States\u2019 squad that is about to play its first game in the event in two weeks.<\/p>\n

Related: Where Maxim Tsyplakov slotted in lineup in first Devils practice<\/a><\/p>\n

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