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Hughes is expected to be available for the Americans in Milan after suffering a minor lower-body injury last month. Michael Reaves \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n
Feb. 5, 2026Updated 9:34 am EST<\/p>\n
MILAN \u2014 With most NHL Olympians set to head to Italy on Saturday, league sources say the United States\u2019 Jack Hughes is expected to be available for the Americans in Milan.<\/p>\n
The United States opens the tournament against Latvia on Feb. 12.<\/p>\n
Hughes, 24, is expected to miss the New Jersey Devils\u2019 final game before the Olympic break on Thursday night against the New York Islanders. It will be his third consecutive game out of New Jersey\u2019s lineup since sustaining what is said to be a minor lower-body injury in the first period of a game against Nashville on Jan. 29.<\/p>\n
\u201cJack is just not improved enough to the point that our medical team will let him out there,\u201d Devils coach Sheldon Keefe told reporters Wednesday, according to Devils team reporter Amanda Stein. \u201cHe\u2019s not going to be available (Thursday). They say he\u2019s in the day-to-day category, and we don\u2019t have a lot of days left here.\u201d<\/p>\n
However, with a week still before the United States\u2019 first game, league sources say Hughes will travel to Milan and should be available at the start or near the beginning of the Olympics. The Americans have two sets of siblings in the Winter Games \u2014 Jack and older brother, Quinn Hughes, and Matthew and Brady Tkachuk.<\/p>\n
Jack Hughes has scored 12 goals and 36 points in 36 games for the Devils.<\/p>\n
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