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.

It was Team Finland that got in the way of Jack Hughes and Team USA in the U18 World Junior Championships in 2018, and it was Team Finland that got in the way of Hughes and Team USA in the U20 World Juniors — on a late third-period goal by Kaapo Kakko,

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!

The 4 Nations Face-Off is taking place Feb. 12-20 in Montreal and Boston. The Devils have three players taking part in the tournament: Jack Hughes (USA), Jesper Bratt (Sweden), and Erik Haula (Finland).

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.

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

As players and fans patiently waited for the return of best-on-best hockey, USA Hockey had been cultivating some of the game's biggest stars. The list keeps getting longer each year and Devils star forward Jack Hughes is certainly among them.

NEWARK—For a second, it looked like the New Jersey Devils were going to skate without Jack Hughes on Saturday morning. However, the superstar forward stepped on the ice a smidge late, and skated with the team as a full participant before their tilt with the Dallas Stars.

The New Jersey Devils played the Nashville Predators on Feb. 23, and it could not have gone better. The Devils defeated Nashville by a 5-0 final score and are now tied with the Carolina Hurricanes with 70 points in the Metropolitan Division standings.

Filip Forsberg leads the Predators with 21 goals, 32 assists, and 53 points. Jonathan Marchessault's 18 goals and 45 points are second on the team. Roman Josi's 29 assists are second on the team. Nashville's game against New Jersey is the second of four-straight at home.

Evgenii Dadonov and defenseman Thomas Harley scored first-period goals and Casey DeSmith made 31 saves as the Dallas Stars defeated the New Jersey Devils 4-2 on Saturday night. Matt Duchene and Wyatt Johnston also scored for Dallas in the teams' first game after the 4 Nations Face-Off tournament break.