NHL scoring leader Jack Hughes crashed into the end of the rink and hurt his shoulder in an away game against the St. Louis Blues. He had to leave the match.
In last night’s round of the NHL, the St. Louis Blues defeated the New Jersey Devils at home 4–1. And the Blues Kasperi Kapanen that of the Devils Erik Haula played 18 minutes in the match, but both missed power points.
Despite the loss, New Jersey, which has won its last three matches, is second in the Metropolitan division, largely within its points group by Jack Hughes thanks to. The Devils’ night in Missouri was gloomy not only in terms of results, but also because star forward Hughes was injured midway through the opening set.
After trying to score, Hughes lost his balance and crashed into the end of the rink shoulder-first. He returned for another minute to play the Devils’ superiority, but then left the hall.
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Scored the only goal for the Devils Curtis Lazar was worried about Hughes’ injury, as the 22-year-old American forward is the team’s mainstay.
Hughes has been in a wild start to the season and leads the NHL’s scoring market with five goals and 15 assists. The number one pick in the 2019 NHL draft has scored 20 points in only nine games, as his tenth game was missed due to injury.
– I would be lying if I said that we didn’t get a little down when that happened. But when we realized that he will not return to the field, you just have to turn the page and think that everything is fine, commented Lazar.
The head coach Lindy Ruff did not give an update on Hughes’ condition after the match, but said he will undergo tests on Saturday. The Devils’ away tour continues in Chicago the night before Monday Finnish time.
Jokiharju opened his goal account for the season
In the second match of the night, a Finnish defender Henri Jokiharju opened his goal account for the season, but the Buffalo Sabers he represented suffered a home defeat to the Philadelphia Flyers with a dull score of 1-5.
Jokiharju scored at the beginning of the third period, when the home team was already 0–4 down. Buffalo goalie Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen conceded five goals and made 14 saves in the match.
Philadelphia had a lightning start to the match and was able to surprise Luukkonen twice in the first minute and a half of the match. Flyers already led the match 3–0 after the opening set.