{"id":475972,"date":"2026-02-27T23:11:31","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T23:11:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/475972\/"},"modified":"2026-02-27T23:11:31","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T23:11:31","slug":"devils-jack-hughes-receives-ovation-from-penguins-crowd-for-olympic-heroics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/475972\/","title":{"rendered":"Devils&#8217; Jack Hughes receives ovation from Penguins crowd for Olympic heroics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/olympics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Team USA<\/a> hero Jack Hughes received another standing ovation on Thursday, but this time it was from the away crowd.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">When the starting lineups were being announced prior to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/nhl\/pittsburgh-penguins\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Pittsburgh Penguins&#8217;<\/a> 4-1 win over the New Jersey Devils at PPG Paints Arena, Hughes received another standing ovation from the Pittsburgh faithful.<\/p>\n<p>It was the second such acknowledgment for Hughes in two days, as the Devils\u2019 home crowd gave their superstar a lot of love after his performance in the Olympics.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1772233889_84_jack-hughes-penguins-ovation-devils.jpg\" alt=\"Jack Hughes reacts to crowd\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>New Jersey Devils center Jack Hughes (86) waves to the crowd as Olympic players are acknowledged prior to the NHL game between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the New Jersey Devils at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Feb. 26, 2026. (Jeanine Leech\/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>The 24-year-old quickly became one of the most popular American hockey players in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/nhl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">NHL<\/a> after scoring the golden goal in Team USA\u2019s thrilling overtime win over Canada in the gold medal game on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>The standing ovations from road crowds are likely to become a common occurrence when the Devils play in the United States, whereas in Canada, he might likely be booed at.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/jack-hughes-watches-video-tribute-penguins.jpg\" alt=\"Jack Hughes looks at scoreboard\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>New Jersey Devils&#8217; Jack Hughes is honored along with other Olympic hockey players present before an NHL hockey game against the Pittsburgh Penguins in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Feb. 26, 2026. (Gene J. Puskar\/AP Photo)<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s been a wild week for the Devils\u2019 star. After Team USA\u2019s win in Milan, the team flew to Miami to celebrate their win at E11even, a famous nightclub. When their raucous celebration wrapped up, they flew up to Washington, D.C., to meet with President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Donald Trump<\/a> and attend the State of the Union address on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/nhl\/new-jersey-devils\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">The Devils&#8217;<\/a> first game back in action was on Wednesday, a 2-1 loss to the Buffalo Sabres. Hughes had an assist on the lone goal in the team\u2019s loss on Wednesday, and in the Devils\u2019 defeat on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/jack-hughes-in-action-devils-penguins.jpg\" alt=\"Jack Hughes in action\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>New Jersey Devils&#8217; Jack Hughes (86) is defended by Pittsburgh Penguins&#8217; Blake Lizotte (46) during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Feb. 26, 2026. (Gene J. Puskar\/AP Photo)<\/p>\n<p>Hughes has played 38 games this season and scored 12 goals and registered 26 assists, averaging a point per game. He will look to help the Devils turn things around when they take on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/nhl\/st-louis-blues\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">St. Louis Blues<\/a> on Saturday at 5 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n<p>Follow Fox News Digital\u2019s<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxNewsSports_\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"> sports coverage on X<\/a>, and subscribe to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/newsletters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"> the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>  Related Article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/devils-fans-welcome-jack-hughes-back-new-jersey-pregame-celebration\" data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_sports_article_article-content_related-article_1_1_media\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/nhl-devils-jack-hughes-022526-2.jpg\" alt=\"Devils fans welcome Jack Hughes back to New Jersey with pregame celebration\" width=\"117\" height=\"66\"\/><\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>Ryan Canfield is a digital production assistant for Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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