Overview
- The team moved Hughes to LTIR retroactive to Jan. 19 and confirmed the corresponding recall of defenseman Colton White, who joined the club in Vancouver.
- Hughes left Monday’s win in Calgary with a shoulder injury that was reported as a dislocation after contact involving Flames forward Justin Kirkland.
- Head coach Sheldon Keefe said determining the full extent will take time and indicated the 22-year-old is expected to miss time.
- ESPN has reported Hughes is choosing rehabilitation over surgery, a plan the team has not formally detailed.
- Hughes leads New Jersey in average ice time at just over 23 minutes and has 26 points in 49 games during the first season of his seven-year, $63 million deal.