The Vegas Golden Knights scored five goals in the first period and hung on for a 7-5 victory against the Chicago Blackhawks at T-Mobile Arena on Thursday. Jack Eichel had his 51st assist to pass David Perron (50 in 2017-18) for the most in a season in Golden Knights history.

Hughes went down hard after a collision with the Golden Knights’ Jack Eichel, who stood next to him and appeared to encourage him. Then Hughes left the ice holding his right arm.

Devils leading scorer Jack Hughes went down with what appeared to be a serious injury with 1:48 left in New Jersey's 2-0 loss Sunday night to the Vegas Golden Knights. Hughes went down hard after a collision with the Golden Knights' Jack Eichel,

Jack Hughes exits the Devils-Golden Knights game in the third period after getting tangled up with Jack Eichel.

The New Jersey Devils are dealing with a significant injury to center Jack Hughes. He left their game against the Vegas Golden Knights after an awkward hit delivered by Jack Eichel. His prognosis has not been revealed yet,

Devils fans are feeling a sense of déjà vu, and not in a good way. Jack Hughes left Sunday night’s loss to the Golden Knights late in the third period after he went tumbling into the boards hard and appeared to be holding his shoulder.

There was Team USA friendly fire over the weekend, but it wound up costing one of the star's seasons. New Jersey Devils forward Jack Hughes has been ruled out for the rest of the season after suffering a shoulder injury from his vicious spill with Jack Eichel on Saturday.

The New Jersey Devils' depth at the center position suffered a huge blow on Sunday as captain Jack Hughes exited his team's 2–0 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights. Hughes was forced out of the game following a third-period collision with Jack Eichel with under two minutes remaining that sent the former crashing into the boards.

Hughes (undisclosed) was injured in the third period of Sunday's 2-0 to the Golden Knights and there was no update on his status after the game, Sam Kasan of the Devils' official site reports. Hughes crashed into the boards late in the game after an incidental collision with Vegas' Jack Eichel.

Jack Eichel, Noah Hanifin and Tomas Hertl each had a goal and an assist and the Vegas Golden Knights won their third straight, 5-2 over the Toronto Maple Leafs

The injury occurred when Hughes was inadvertently tripped by Vegas forward Jack Eichel, his recent USA teammate at the 4 Nations Face-Off tournament. Hughes crashed hard into the