Hughes impresses with talent, maturity for Devils, Schneider says: report

Welcome to NHL.com, the official site of the National Hockey LeagueBienvenue à LNH.com , le site officiel de la Ligue nationale de hockeyДобро пожаловать на NHL.com, официальный сайт Национальной хоккейной лигиTervetuloa NHL:n viralliselle nettisivustolle NHL.comiinVälkommen till NHL.com, NHL:s officiella web-sidaVítejte na NHL.com, oficiálních stránkách National Hockey LeagueVitajte na NHL.com, oficiálnych stránkach National Hockey LeagueWillkommen auf NHL.com, der offiziellen Seite der National Hockey LeagueBienvenido a NHL.com, el sitio oficial de la National Hockey LeagueJack Hughes has flashed the skill that made him the No. 1 pick in the 2019 NHL Draft during his rookie season with the New Jersey Devils, but Cory Schneider said he's also impressed with the center off the ice."He's definitely mature in certain ways like the way he carries himself and the way he acts in the locker room," Schneider said in an interview with TSN on May 15. The two were teammates for the United States at the 2019 IIHF World Championship and the idea was to help Hughes get adjusted to life in the NHL.Hughes, whose 154 assists and 228 points in two seasons for the USA Hockey National Team Development Program are each program records, has 21 points (seven goals, 14 assists) in 61 games for the Devils (28-29-12). He has a 2.77 goals-against average, .915 save percentage and three shutouts in 47 games and had an NHL career-best 171:37 shutout streak from Feb. 6-13."He's got all the tools," Schneider said of Blackwood. He's 3-6-2 with a 3.53 GAA and .887 save percentage in 13 games (11 starts), but 3-0-1 with a 1.50 GAA and .952 save percentage in his past four, including a 34-save shutout at the Anaheim Ducks on March 1.Schneider has two seasons remaining after this one on a seven-year contract he signed with the Devils on July 9, 2014 and said he is motivated to continue his NHL career at age 34."As a competitor, you want to be out there and want to play at the highest level and be the best you can be," Schneider said.