The team announced on Saturday afternoon that All-Star center Jack Hughes underwent successful finger surgery in NYC, and is expected to be sidelined for about eight weeks. Hughes will be reevaluated around the six-to-eight week mark.

One of the game's elite players will be out eight weeks for a division leader. Plus, a look at the week's key games.

Yesterday afternoon, we learned that Jack Hughes had injured his hand. But what was special about this injury was that it was sustained… at a team dinner.

Timeline can be quite variable. If just superficial then will be out roughly 1 week to let the wound heal for Hughes If any tendons are cut then will require surgery and 3+ months out like Charles Alexis Legault Unlikely any significant blood vessel or nerve injury https://t.co/necovT9Od5