When the starting lineups were being announced prior to the 4-1 win over the New Jersey Devils at PPG Paints Arena, Hughes received another standing ovation from the Pittsburgh faithful.
It was the second such acknowledgment for Hughes in two days, as the Devils home crowd gave their superstar a lot of love after his performance in the Olympics.
The 24-year-old quickly became one of the most popular American hockey players in the after scoring the golden goal in Team USAs thrilling overtime win over Canada in the gold medal game on Sunday.
The standing ovations from road crowds are likely to become a common occurrence when the Devils play in the United States, whereas in Canada, he might likely be booed at.
Its been a wild week for the Devils star. After Team USAs win in Milan, the team flew to Miami to celebrate their win at E11even, a famous nightclub. When their raucous celebration wrapped up, they flew up to Washington, D.C., to meet with President and attend the State of the Union address on Tuesday.
first game back in action was on Wednesday, a 2-1 loss to the Buffalo Sabres. Hughes had an assist on the lone goal in the teams loss on Wednesday, and in the Devils defeat on Thursday.
Hughes has played 38 games this season and scored 12 goals and registered 26 assists, averaging a point per game. He will look to help the Devils turn things around when they take on the on Saturday at 5 p.m. ET.
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