It was all sunshine and roses early in the season for the New Jersey Devils. They opened the campaign with eight wins in nine games, but Jack Hughes' injury changed everything. With Hughes in the lineup, the Devils had a 12-4-1 record and were atop the Metropolitan Division. Without Hughes, they are 4-8-0.
Not only are the Devils struggling to score without their best goalscorer, but they are also quite ineffective on the power play. Started as one of the most prolific teams with a man up, the Devils now failed to score a power-play goal on the previous five occasions.