Jack Hughes will miss second NHL meeting of the Hughes brothers with upper-body injury

NEWARK, New Jersey There will be a minus-one difference in the three Hughes brothers’ second NHL meeting.
Due to an upper-body injury, Jack Hughes, an All-Star center for the New Jersey Devils, will not play with his brother Luke Hughes and New Jersey on Saturday night at the Prudential Center against Quinn Hughes and the Vancouver Canucks.

Jack Hughes was hurt in the Devils’ 4-2 victory over the Blackhawks on Friday night, according to Devils coach Lindy Ruff. In the same game, Chicago’s Connor Bedard, the first overall pick in this year’s draft, suffered a broken jaw in the first period.

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Jack Hughes’ injury is still being assessed, according to Ruff, who declined to provide further details. He refrained from speculating on the duration of his potential absence.

One of the first 32 players selected for the All-Star game is Jack Hughes. With 15 goals and 30 assists, he leads the team in scoring. November saw him miss five games due to an additional upper-body injury.

The first NHL game the three Hughes brothers attended was a 6-5 Devils victory in Vancouver on December 5 of this year.