The New Jersey Devils will be without their leading scorer after Jack Hughes sustained a hand injury in an off-ice incident late Thursday, according to Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman. The 24-year-old slipped and cut his hand during a team dinner, per Friedman, with several sources describing the occurrence to him as a “fluke accident.”

The team confirmed on Friday that the injury is non-hockey related and that he is undergoing further evaluation. No timetable for his return has been established, but he is not expected to play Saturday against the Washington Capitals.

Hughes’ absence comes at a difficult moment for the New Jersey roster already thinned by injuries. The team recently lost Cody Glass in its previous game against the Chicago Blackhawks and is also without Zack MacEwan,

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