Luke Hughes left the rink, changed into street clothes with seven-and-a-half hours between the end of Saturday’s morning skate and the Devils game, and walked back to his locker to speak to the media.

Devils defenseman Luke Hughes had a goal and an assist, Jacob Markstrom made 29 saves and New Jersey defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 4-2.

New Jersey Devils' Ondrej Palat, Nico Hischier, Luke Hughes, and Dawson Mercer scored, while goaltender Jacob Markstrom made 29 saves on 31 shots.

The New Jersey Devils are having ... Among the things asked of the Devils' GM was the status of contract talks with star young defenseman Luke Hughes. The 21-year-old missed the first nine games ...

to make it 3-0 with 8:47 on the clock when he took a pass from Luke Hughes, and Jack snapped a shot inside the left post after skating low in the left circle. Stefan Noesen extended the New Jersey Devils lead to 4-0 at 12:00 for his 16th of the season ...

Hughes produced a goal and an assist in Thursday's 4-2 loss to the Blue Jackets.

Jacob Markstrom made 12 saves for his second straight shutout and third of the season to extend his point streak to nine games (8-0-1). It was the Devils' first regular-season shutout against the Rangers since Cory Schneider made 22 saves in a 4-0 victory Oct. 19, 2013.

The New York Rangers are one of the NHL's worst teams at the moment, but that doesn’t mean the rival New Jersey Devils ... Hughes collected a perfect feed from his brother, defenseman Luke ...

BOTTOM LINE: The New Jersey Devils host the Carolina Hurricanes after Jack Hughes' two-goal game against the New York Rangers in the Devils' 5-0 win. New Jersey has gone 23-11-3 overall with a 7-3 ...