Jack Hughes didn’t make much of an impact in the New Jersey Devils 6-5 shootout loss to former head coach John Hynes and the Nashville Predators. Much of that has to do with the fact he only played just over 10 minutes of 5v5 hockey. The only players on the team to play less were Miles Wood, Kevin Rooney and John Hayden.
Hughes played just three shifts in the second period. He wasn’t having a good game. He ended with a 42.11 CF% at even strength. What’s strange is head coach Alain Nasreddine only called on him to start play twice.