When it rains, it pours. The New Jersey Devils are already dealing with an injury to their No.1 goaltender. Add another injury to the list, as the Devils captain left the third period of New Jersey’s tilt with the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night.
New Jersey Devils head coach Sheldon Keefe said postgame Saturday that captain Nico Hischier will be out day to day. Hischier took a cross-check to the ribs from Nick Suzuki during Saturday night’s 4-3 victory versus the Montreal Canadiens.
The New Jersey Devils got some more bad injury news during Saturday’s overtime win over the Montreal Canadiens. Devils captain Nico Hischier left the game in the third period and was unable to return to the action.
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Dawson Mercer scored two goals in the second period, Dougie Hamilton had a goal and an assist, and Timo Meier had two assists for the Devils (27-17-6), who are 1-2-2 in their past five games. Jacob Markstrom allowed one goal on seven shots before sustaining an undisclosed injury early in the second period.
New Jersey Devils rumors suggest a potential trade of Nico Hischier for J.T. Miller, a move that could make the Devils Stanley Cup contenders.
Devils' captain Nico Hischier will reach an impressive milestone in today's matchup against the Flyers, playing in his 500th career NHL game.
The New Jersey Devils' collective reaction to Matthew Tkachuk's hit on Nico Hischier was evidence of team growth as well as growth from the captain himself.
BOTTOM LINE: The New Jersey Devils look to stop a three-game losing streak when they take on the Ottawa Senators. New Jersey is 26-16-6 overall and 13-7-4 in home games. The Devils have a 26-3-3 record in games they score at least three goals.
The Montreal Canadiens and New Jersey Devils will meet for the second time this season after New Jersey's 5-3 win on November 7. We recently covered that loss f
If there is one player who will, without hesitation, come to the defense of New Jersey Devils captain Nico Hischier, it is his fellow countryman Jonas Siegenthaler. Tuesday night was a prime example.
Jack Hughes scored on a breakaway at 4:06 of overtime to fuel the visiting New Jersey Devils to a 4-3 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday.