Hughes had just scored his second goal in two minutes late in the third period to get the rusty Devils back into the game. The Devils offense struggled to finish scoring chances through Dallas’ defense and goaltending with them clogging the center of the ice all night.

Hughes scored a goal on two shots and added two PIM in Wednesday's 5-1 loss to the Avalanche. Hughes has stayed hot in February with seven goals and two assists over seven contests this month. His tally was all the Devils could muster against Mackenzie Blackwood in this game.

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The game was still a week away, but Jesper Bratt couldn’t help already thinking about it. With the Team Sweden-USA matchup set for Monday night at TD Garden in Boston to close out round-robin play of the 4 Nations Face-Off,

Hughes has three helpers over his last two contests, with his latest assist setting up his elder brother, Jack Hughes, for the Devils' lone goal Wednesday. The younger Hughes has earned six points and a plus-1 rating over his last eight outings as he continues to make an impact on offense.

The New Jersey Devils visit the Nashville Predators after Jack Hughes scored two goals in the Devils' 4-2 loss to the Dallas Stars.

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Hughes scored twice in a 4-2 loss to the Stars on Saturday. Hughes scored a power-play goal at the 10:00 mark of the third period to get the Devils on the board, cutting the score to 2-1. He then cut it to 3-2 at 11:40 with a snap shot from the left circle after Matt Duchene replied to his first goal.

That was definitely number one for me, in terms of international hockey,” Hughes explained. “I feel like I’ve been in some pretty cool games but that was something different. I think it was a lot of built up energy over the years of no (best-on-best) international hockey.

Playing alongside Jack Hughes offers Jesper Bratt a great opportunity to rack up assists, and rack up assists he has. The NHL returned from the 4 Nations Face-Off break with a weekend full of hockey.

Pay attention to Jack Hughes and Filip Forsberg in particular on Sunday, when the New Jersey Devils play the Nashville Predators at Bridgestone Arena, with the puck dropping at 6:00 PM ET. Purchase tickets for this matchup at StubHub!