Fansided · Dec 28, 2025
Jack Hughes gives New Jersey Devils a "kick in the (butt)" with intermission speech
After giving up a late-period goal, Jack Hughes apparently laid into the New Jersey Devils during the first intermission. The team came out and put an insane performance in the second period, even if they didn't get the results.
Washington Capitals v New Jersey Devils | Andrew Maclean/GettyImagesThere's a lot of frustration surrounding the New Jersey Devils this season, and that frustration was eventually going to boil over. It sounds like a bad play in the first period finally caused a break with the team's star player in the Devils' 4-3 overtime loss to the Washington Capitals.