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01/29 21:36 CST Devils' Jack Hughes leaves game with injury 2 weeks before US
opens play at the Olympics
Devils' Jack Hughes leaves game with injury 2 weeks before US opens play at the
Olympics
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) --- New Jersey Devils center Jack Hughes left Thursday
night's game against Nashville in the first period because of injury and did
not return.
Coach Sheldon Keefe said it was a lower-body injury and that Hughes would be
re-evaluated Friday, but that he did not believe it was serious. The Devils
rallied to beat the Predators 3-2 in overtime.
Hughes skated just three shifts. He took one shift and went to the locker room
before returning for another and then heading down the tunnel again followed by
a trainer --- all in the first 7:30 of the game. He logged 2 minutes, 27
seconds of ice time.
The 24-year-old missed five weeks earlier this season after injuring his right
thumb at a team dinner and undergoing surgery Nov. 15 on it. Hughes had 14
points in his first 16 games back, including a pair of assists Tuesday night in
a 4-3 home loss to Winnipeg.
Hughes' latest absence comes two weeks before the U.S. is set to play its first
game at the Milan Cortina Olympics. USA Hockey has already made one change to
its 25-player roster, with Jackson LaCombe replacing injured defenseman Seth
Jones.
Hughes, along with brother Quinn, is a first-time Olympian. The U.S. has two
sets of brothers, with Matthew and Brady Tkachuk also on the team.
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