The New Jersey Devils will probably be with out defenseman Luke Hughes for the subsequent six to eight weeks with a shoulder damage, the staff introduced Thursday.
Hughes, 21, will not want surgical procedure for the damage to his left shoulder, sustained earlier this month in offseason coaching. He’s in New Jersey for therapy and bodily remedy beneath the staff’s steering.
The Devils play their preseason opener on Sept. 22 in opposition to the New York Islanders. They start the common season on Oct. 4-5 with two video games in opposition to the Buffalo Sabres in Prague.
An eight-week absence would put Hughes again within the lineup in early November, probably lacking as many as 15 video games.
Hughes posted 47 factors (9 targets, 38 assists) in 82 video games in 2023-24, making the All-Rookie Workforce and ending third within the voting for the Calder Trophy.
Drafted No. 4 total in 2021, Hughes made his NHL debut in 2022-23 and tallied one aim and one help in two video games.
He shares the duvet of the EA Sports activities NHL 25 online game, launched subsequent month, together with his brothers Quinn (Vancouver Canucks) and Jack (Devils).
–Area Stage Media