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Jack Hughes might be the coolest player alive and the New Jersey Devils are sending opponents to hell during their 10-game winning streak, so you can forgive the 21-year-old star if he has no patience for preconceived notions about his squad.
The first overall pick in 2019, Hughes is playing with a searing focus and he’s not waiting for the rest of the league to catch on. Asked about what the Devils could do to remain consistent prior to Tuesday’s 5-1 rout of the Montreal Canadiens, Hughes balked at the idea that the Devils’ current form was an aberration.
"I mean, we’re on a nine-game heater, I’d say we’re doing OK," Hughes said.
Hughes’ indignation is more than warranted. New Jersey leads the NHL in expected goals percentage (62.3) and 5v5 scoring chances (478), and sits third in high-danger chances (197) and scoring chances against (289) at 5v5, via Natural Stat Trick. Hughes ranks sixth in individual expected goals for at 5-on-5, while teammates Jesper Bratt and Nico Hischier are ninth and tenth, respectively, in even-strength points. And if you ignore his disdain for trivial interviews, Hughes is the likely Lady Byng Trophy leader with just one penalty called against him so far.
The reigning champion Colorado Avalanche played in a hyperspeed gear that the rest of the NHL couldn’t match and emerged victorious, despite receiving league-average goaltending throughout the rest of the year. It’s not just Hughes blowing opponents away in the speed department, either. Miles Wood, for example, is one of the fastest skaters in the NHL and he resides on New Jersey’s nominal fourth line.
Hughes deserves the headlines, and Bratt is developing into one of the breakout players of the year, but there have been several components to the Devils’ early-season heater. Captain Nico Hischier is off to the best start of his career and, at this juncture, he’s Patrice Bergeron’s leading competition for the Selke Trophy. Hischier has been on the ice for 15 goals for with just four against at 5-on-5, while carrying an unreal 65.35 expected goals for share. Pretty, pretty good. Hischier is also punishing opponents in transition and he’s elite at turning their mistakes into instant offensive production.
Daniel Weinman was crowned winner of the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on Monday, taking home a record breaking $12.1 million in winnings. Weinman had to outlast the other 10,043 entrants to take home the prize and get his hands on his share of live poker’s largest ever prize pool – a staggering $93,399,900. As well as taking home the prize money, 35-year-old Weinman also got his hands on the WSOP Main Event bracelet. The huge bracelet contains 500 grams of 10-karat yellow gold, as well as 2,352 various precious gemstones.
Daniel Weinman won the World Series of Poker's main event world championship on Monday in Las Vegas, earning $12.1 million along the way. Playing in the tournament for a 16th year, Weinman was tops in a deep pool of 10,043 players vying for $93.39 million. His victory came after just 164 hands at the final table. "I was honestly on the fence about even coming back and playing this tournament," the 35-year-old Atlanta native told reporters afterward. Weinman's final table featured Jan-Peter Jachtmann, who landed in fourth place and took home $3 million, as well as Toby Lewis, who finished seventh and secured $1.42 million. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the main event's entry pool far outpaced the previous record of 8,773 set in 2006. "I've always kind of felt that poker was kind of going in a dying direction, but to see the numbers at the World Series this year has been incredible," Weinman said. "And to win this main event, it doesn't feel real. I mean, [there's] so much luck in a poker tournament. I thought I played very well." Steven Jones finished second, securing $6.5 million. And Adam Walton settled for third and a $4 million prize.
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