New Jersey Devils center Jack Hughes exited his team's 2-0 loss to the Golden Knights on 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.

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.

The star center flew back to New Jersey to be evaluated by team doctors following his right arm/shoulder injury on Sunday, a person with knowledge of the situation told NJ Advance Media on Monday. The person requested anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly about the situation.