After addressing his body of work following last summer’s free agency, what was the one thing New Jersey Devils general manager Tom Fitzgerald wasn’t concerned with?

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.

New Jersey Devils captain Jack Hughes left Sunday's game against the Vegas Golden Knights late in the third period after colliding with Jack Eichel and crashing into the boards.

The New Jersey Devils might be without centerman Jack Hughes for a bit. The 23-year-old left Sunday’s game against the Vegas Golden Knights after running into Jack Eichel and crashing into the boards before getting up and aiding his right shoulder.

NEWARK—Jack Hughes did all he could, but the New Jersey Devils couldn’t overcome the early hole they dug themselves in versus the Dallas Stars. In their first game returning from the 4 Nations Face-Off break,

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

New Jersey Devils center Jack Hughes exited his team's 2-0 loss to the Golden Knights Sunday, after a collision in the third period with Vegas forward Jack Eichel that sent him tumbling to the ice and into the boards behind the net with 1:48 remaining.

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.