Wild forward Jason Zucker apologized to coach Bruce Boudreau for comments after the club’s 1-6-0 start, NHL.com reported.

Following Thursday’s 4-0 loss to the Canadiens and a closed-door team meeting, Zucker reportedly said, “I think more than [a meeting is] going to have to jump-start us ... It’s going to be each individual guy from Bruce on down. Bruce has got to be better. We’ve got to be better.”

After practice Saturday, Zucker, who has two goals this season, said “there was no reason for me to use his name in that quote in any way.”

Hughes gets first: Jack Hughes scored his first career goal in his first NHL game against his older brother Quinn as the Devils beat the Canucks 1-0.

Jack Hughes, 18, played in his eighth NHL game after he was selected by the Devils with the top overall pick in this year’s draft. Quinn, 20, was a first-round selection by the Canucks in 2018.