ESPN.com · Nov 17, 2025
The NHL's best this week: How Devils move forward minus Hughes
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Once again, NHL fans will have to watch a hockey world without the talents of Jack Hughes.
Though his career so far in the show has been riddled by injury, this one was a "freak accident", according to ESPN's Emily Kaplan, an incident that involved getting cut by glass at a team dinner on Thursday. The Devils said Friday that Hughes had surgery on his finger in New York City and will be reevaluated in six weeks, while his expected recovery time is eight weeks. For Team USA fans keeping score, the Olympics begin in about 12 weeks.