Luke Hughes’ shoulder injury has forced the New Jersey Devils to hit pause on their $63 million defenseman trade.

On Wednesday, the New Jersey Devils called up Colton White from the Utica Comets of the American Hockey League (AHL).

Linus Karlsson had a goal and an assist, and Kevin Lankinen made 19 saves for the Canucks (17-29-5), who snapped an 11-game losing streak with a 4-3 win against the Washington Capitals on Wednesday, but are 1-10-2 in their past 13 games.

The Devils and Kraken met Jan. 14 in Newark, N.J., with the hosts winning 3-2 in overtime. Hischier, who leads the team with 16 goals and 39 points, tallied twice in that game -- including the winner with 1:18 remaining in OT.

Cody Glass had two goals and an assist, Lenni Hameenaho scored his first NHL goal and the New Jersey Devils beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-4 on Friday night to extend their Western Canada winning streak to three.

Our Devils vs. Kraken predictions expect Dougie Hamilton's recent increase in production to continue in Seattle tonight.

After Luke Hughes was placed on long-term injured reserve, the New Jersey Devils must decide whether to trade Dougie Hamilton. The Devils can use his trade to create more salary space and strengthen their goaltending and forward positions while achieving better team balance which will help them compete for playoff spots during Hughes' absence.

New Jersey Devils (27-22-2, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Seattle Kraken (22-19-9, in the Pacific Division) Seattle; Sunday, 3 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The New Jersey Devils visit the Seattle Kraken after Cody Glass' two-goal game against the Vancouver Canucks in the Devils' 5-4 win.

The term “must-win” is thrown around too loosely in sports. Every game is a “must-win,” except if you’re tanking, so it’s redundant to even say. But we’re going to use the term here to emphasize the importance of this game.

Brock Boeser is having a respectable campaign for the Vancouver Canuck s, scoring 11 goals and tallying 13 assists. With Kiefer Sherwood also gone now, he’s going to have even more opportunities.

The New Jersey Devils are winners in five of their last six games and are being heavily driven by Cody […]