NEWARK — Jack Hughes set a new franchise record for points in a single season as he notched his 97th point of the year in the Devils’ 6-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres.
The historic point came at 18:15 of the third period on an empty net goal as the night was winding down. Hughe’s surpassed the record set by Patrik Eliáš during the 2000-01 season, when the Devils legend put up 96 points.
“I didn’t think it’d come from an empty net, we had a lot of good looks tonight,” Hughes said. “But you know, I’m really excited that happened in front of the home crowd and with one game
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