Jack (secondary assist) and Luke (primary assist) even factored in on Damon Severson's goal at 5:33 of the second period that gave the Devils a 5-1 lead.
Jack's youngest brother, defenseman Luke Hughes, also provided a boost in Game 3, finishing with two assists in 14:28 of ice time his Stanley Cup Playoff debut. Said defenseman Brendan Smith: "He stood up for himself and he's a tough customer.
"I think that kills his chance for the Lady Byng," New Jersey coach Lindy Ruff said jokingly. Hughes is a finalist for the Lady Byng Trophy, which is awarded annually to the player voted to best combine sportsmanship, gentlemanly conduct and ability. I don't know if you can expect that again, but that's hockey right there." It's competitive, intense, and he's their top player and (they) want him on the ice. "That was just him cross-checking me and giving it to me and I had enough of that," Hughes said. Hughes not only put on an offensive display with two goals and two assists, but he was also assessed the first roughing minor of his NHL career when he grappled with Sebastian Aho in front of the Hurricanes' net at 11:30 of the second period. How unusual was this change in momentum against Carolina? "If we bring our compete, our focus and are ready to go off the first puck drop, we'll be in good shape."
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We got a really good opportunity ahead of us to even up the series (in Game 4 on Tuesday), so we're in a good spot. "You don't want to say we're comfortable, but you know it's still a long series, so we're back in this thing now. "You (media) guys throw around inexperience, but now we've been in this situation before where we've been down 0-2," Devils center Jack Hughes said. It was familiar territory for New Jersey, which also lost Games 1 and 2 to the New York Rangers in the Eastern Conference First Round before winning four of the next five games to advance. The Devils rebounded in resounding fashion with an 8-4 win in front of a raucous home crowd after two disappointing losses on the road in Games 1 and 2 (5-1 and 6-1, respectively).
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