With that primary assist, Hischier surpassed Nino Niederreiter (138) for the fourth most by a Swiss player. The top three are Kevin Fiala (153), Mark Streit (167), and Roman Josi (297). Regarding secondary assists,
Then I looked at Devils captain Nico Hischier. The 26-year-old plays in every situation, is one of the most valuable players on New Jersey's roster, and currently leads his team in goals with 18.
One month ago, no one would have thought the New Jersey Devils would go on a four-game losing streak before they won four games in a row. Fast-forward to today, and that’s the reality.
Hischier is riding a three-game point streak consisting of two goals and three assists, and he's registered at least one point in five of his past six games. This stretch follows up a five-game dry spell for Hischier in which he was held off the scoresheet in the first five games of December.
Seattle Kraken, Devils and Jacob Markstrom
The New Jersey Devils ended their West Coast road trip with a game against the Seattle Kraken, where the visitors won 3-2.
Haula has offensively struggled, not earning a point over his last 18 games. Through 42 contests, he has 11 points (five goals, six assists). One area where he has contributed is the face-off circle. After Nico Hischier, Haula has taken the second-most draws at 462 with a face-off win percentage of 55.4%.
Andre Lee scored his first NHL goal, Darcy Kuemper recorded his second shutout of the season and the Los Angeles Kings beat the New Jersey Devils 3-0 for their third straight win.
Ryan Strome scored the tiebreaking goal with 3:24 to play, and the Anaheim Ducks blew a two-goal lead in the third period before recovering for a 3-2 victory over the New Jersey Devils.
NEWARK, N.J. — Devils defenseman Luke Hughes had a goal and an assist, Jacob Markstrom made 29 saves and New Jersey defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 4-2 on Friday night. Ondrej Palat, Nico Hischier and Dawson Mercer also scored for New Jersey ...
BOTTOM LINE: The New Jersey Devils, on a four-game losing streak, play the Seattle Kraken. Seattle is 17-20-3 overall and 9-9-3 at home. The Kraken have a 1-7-0 record in games they have more penalties than their opponent.
Cody Ceci scored with 25 seconds left to lift the San Jose Sharks to a 3-2 win against the visiting New Jersey Devils on Saturday afternoon.