Jack Hughes undergoes season-ending surgery in Devils injury crusher

Jack Hughes is done for the year.

The Devils star underwent shoulder surgery Wednesday and will miss the rest of the 2024-25 campaign, the team announced.

Hughes left Sunday night’s game after he fell into the boards and appeared to be holding his shoulder as he left the ice.

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After that game, Devils coach Sheldon Keefe said it was “real hard to see [Hughes] go down,” adding that the injury “didn’t look good.”

He is expected to make a full recovery and return for Devils training camp ahead of next season.

In 62 games this season, the two-time All-Star had a team-high 27 goals with 43 assists, helping keep New Jersey in the Eastern Conference playoff picture.

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The Devils were sitting in third place in the Metropolitan Division at 33-24 heading into Wednesday.

Hughes, 23, has played all six of his NHL seasons with the Devils after being drafted No. 1 overall by the team in the 2019 entry draft.

It’s the second straight year a shoulder injury has cut Hughes’ season short.

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Hughes underwent shoulder surgery last April, missing the Devils’ last three games of the 2023-24 season.

In 2021-22, Hughes also missed 17 games after dislocating his shoulder.