New Jersey Devils star Jack Hughes suffered a brutal shoulder injury in Sunday evening’s game against Vegas Golden Knights.

The devils were looking to get at least one goal back from the Golden Knights late in the third period. Nico Hischier took a shot and Hughes could not corralate rebound. Hughes then collided with the Golden Knights star Jack Eichel and crashed hard into the boards.

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Hughes skate out of the ice as his right arm seemed to dangle.

“Obviously, it didn’t look good,” Devil’s head coach Sheldon Keefe said after the game. “We will have to take the time to know the full extent of it. It’s hard to see, especially it’s a similar spectacle he got called earlier in the period.”

Luke Hughes, Jack’s brother, was emotional as he entered the dressing room when the media gathered to conduct a postgame interview, according to Associated Press.

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New Jersey Devils Center Jack Hughes, #86, drives away from the ice after maintaining a apparent injury during a game against Vegas Golden Knights during the third period in T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on March 2, 2025. (Stephen R. Sylvanie-IMAGN PICTURES)

Jack Hughes has been the top Devils player since he joined the main list. He led the devils with 27 goals and 70 points on the team.

New Jersey lost against Vegas, 2-0. The devils fell to 33-23-6 a year and are in third place in the Metropolitan Division.

New Jersey Devils Center Jack Hughes, #86, and Vegas Golden Knights Center Jack Eichel, #9, Battle for the Puck in the first period of an NHL hockey game on Sunday March 2, 2025 in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Ian Maule)

The devils have only been in the playoffs twice since they lost in the Stanley Cup final in 2012 to Los Angeles Kings.