Devils leading scorer Jack Hughes went down with what appeared to be a serious injury with 1:48 left in New Jersey’s 2-0 loss Sunday night to the Vegas Golden Knights.

New Jersey Devils center Jack Hughes exited his team's 2-0 loss to the Golden Knights Sunday, after a collision in the third period with Vegas forward Jack Eichel that sent him tumbling to the ice and into the boards behind the net with 1:48 remaining.

With less than two minutes left in the game, Hughes collided with Golden Knights center Jack Eichel, as the Devils star tripped and fell head-first into the boards. Hughes appeared to suffer an injury in the area of his right shoulder, as he stayed down for a while before finally getting up and skating off the ice while favoring his right arm.

New Jersey Devils captain Jack Hughes left Sunday’s game against the Vegas Golden Knights late in the third period after colliding with Jack Eichel and crashing into the boards.

In the final minutes of the third period of Sunday night's game, New Jersey Devils' Jack Hughes crashed into the boards behind Adin Hill's net at T-Mobile Arena after colliding with Vegas Golden Knights' forward Jack Eichel.

The New Jersey Devils almost looked like they were turning the page on the narrative that they can’t hang with playoff-bound teams since Christmas, until they didn’t.