Jack Hughes injury: Devils star’s dislocated left shoulder is ‘stable’; will be re-evaluated in five weeks

New Jersey Devils heart Jack Hughes met with staff docs for a re-evaluation on his injured arm and it was revealed that his dislocated left shoulder is “secure,” according to a team press release. Hughes will proceed to rehabilitate the harm and be re-evaluated in 5 weeks.

Earlier in October, the Devils positioned Hughes on injured reserve because of the dislocated shoulder. On the time, the staff introduced that he could be out indefinitely on account of the harm. Nonetheless, an MRI confirmed that there wasn’t any extra harm to Hughes’ shoulder and he would not want surgical procedure. 

The 20-year previous initially suffered the harm through the first interval of the Devils’ Oct. 19 sport in opposition to the Seattle Kraken. Hughes was shoved into the boards by Kraken defenseman Jeremy Lauzon within the 4-2 Devils win.

Hughes has two objectives and an help in his third season as a member of the Devils. The largest spotlight of his season got here within the season opener in opposition to the Chicago Blackhawks when he scored the game-winning aim in additional time.

Hughes was initially chosen with the No. 1 choose within the 2019 NHL Draft and has registered 55 factors (20 objectives and 35 assists) in his three seasons with the staff. The Devils at the moment have a 3-2-0 report via the primary two weeks of the 2021-22 NHL season.