The best scorer of the regular season of the National Hockey League (NHL) forward Jack Hughes was injured in the match against the St. Louis Blues (1:4).
The New Jersey Devils forward rolled across the ice after an attempt to attack the opponent's goal and hit the board. An upper body injury was diagnosed, but the details of the injury are not yet specified.
The meeting was held in St. Louis at the Enterprise Center stadium. The home team won with a score of 4:1. Jake Neighbors, Robert Thomas, and forward Kevin Hayes scored goals for the winners. The only goal for the Devils was scored by Curtis Lazar.
Recall, Hughes scored five goals and made 13 assists at the start of the season, setting the best result in points in the XXI century in the first seven games of the NHL season.