Defensemen Luke Hughes and Brett Pesce each could make his season debut this weekend. Hughes has not played this season because of a left shoulder injury sustained in September. Pesce, who signed a six-year contract with the Devils on July 1, is recovering from offseason surgery to repair a fractured fibula.

Luke Hughes and Brett Pesce are expected to return from injury and make their season debuts for the New Jersey Devils on Thursday night in Detroit.

Reinforcements are on their way to the Devils ’ blue line. Coach Sheldon Keefe announced defensemen Brett Pesce and Luke Hughes will make their season debut against the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday night.

New Jersey Devils defensemen Luke Hughes and Brett Pesce are expected to make their season debuts against the host Detroit Red Wings on Thursday night.