Overview
- Practice lines in Milan showed Matt Boldy taking the top-six spot beside Auston Matthews and Jake Guentzel instead of Hughes.
- Lineup reporting lists Hughes at right wing with J.T. Miller and a Brock Nelson/Vincent Trocheck rotation on the fourth line.
- Hughes said he feels good after a brisk 30-minute session, echoing the coach’s clearance.
- He missed the Devils’ last three games before the Olympic break and 21 games this NHL season, following November pinky surgery.
- Team USA is practicing with 13 forwards dressed, with Trocheck rotating as the 13th, and opens preliminary play Thursday against Latvia at 3:10 p.m. ET.