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.

NEWARK—Jack Hughes did all he could, but the New Jersey Devils couldn’t overcome the early hole they dug themselves in versus the Dallas Stars. In their first game returning from the 4 Nations Face-Off break,