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It turns out Jack Hughes has a bit of Nostradamus in him.

When talking about his line mates Wayne Simmonds and Jesper Boqvist on Monday, Hughes was asked about Boqvist’s quest for his first career goal.

“Obviously he deserves it. He’s been playing really well," Hughes told NJ Advance Media. "We want to get him that first one and it’s coming. It’s coming really soon.”

Hughes was certainly right about that.

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Boqvist scored his first career goal on Tuesday, getting the Devils on the board in the first period against the Minnesota Wild at Prudential Center in Newark. Boqvist’s shot tied the game at 1-1 at 12:44.

Simmonds and Hughes got the assists on the goal by setting up a transition into the offensive zone for Boqvist. Hughes flipped the puck high into the neutral zone, where Simmonds used a high stick to settle it (more on that in a minute).

Simmonds carried the puck into the offensive end along the right wall before dropping a pass to Boqvist. The rookie snapped a shot that went past Hughes and a defender into net. The puck appeared to deflect off the stick of Wild forward Luke Kunin.

Boqvist and the Devils had to sweat a bit, since the Wild challenged the play for Simmonds’ high stick. But since the play wasn’t whistled dead and didn’t lead immediately to the goal, the call stood.

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