Hughes, the No. 1 pick in the 2019 NHL Draft, scored a power-play goal at 12:06 of the second period to tie the game 1-1. Jesper Bratt and Connor Carrick scored for New Jersey, which had a split squad lose 4-2 on the road to the Montreal Canadiens in its first preseason action.
Oskar Steen, Chris Wagner and Jack Studnicka scored for Boston, which played its first preseason game.
Cory Schneider made 17 saves on 18 shots for the Devils before being relieved by Gilles Senn, who allowed two goals on 15 shots. Starter Kyle Keyser made the save on all 17 shots he faced for the Bruins, and Dan Vladar allowed four goals on 13 shots.
