Devils' Nico Hischier: Scoring streak reaches six games
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Hischier recorded two assists in a 5-3 victory over Ottawa on Saturday.
Hischier extended his scoring streak to six contests, and he has two goals and nine points in that span. With his second helper of the game, Hischier reached the 70-point milestone for the first time in his career. The 24-year-old has also set personal bests this season with 30 goals and 232 shots in 72 appearances.
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Devils' Nico Hischier: Apple not enough against Buffalo
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Hischier registered a power-play assist in Friday's 5-4 loss to the Sabres.
Hischier's point streak is now at five games, with the hot streak comprised of two goals and five helpers. The captain missed New Jersey's season opener with a hamstring injury, but he's held up ever since, likely assuaging the fears of fantasy managers that originally discounted him as an injury-prone pivot.
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Devils' Nico Hischier: Reaches 30 goals in win
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Hischier tallied a goal and an assist in Sunday's 5-2 win over Tampa Bay.
Hischier assisted on Jesper Bratt's tally in the second period before giving the Devils a 3-2 lead with his 30th goal of the season later in the frame. This is the first time in Hischier's six-year career that he's reached the 30-goal threshold. The 24-year-old center also has a career-high 66 points through 69 games this season.
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Devils' Nico Hischier: Two more apples in shootout loss
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Hischier had two assists in a 4-3 shootout loss to Tampa Bay on Thursday.
Hischier's career season continues -- he now has 63 points (28 goals, 35 assists) in 67 games this season. He's third in team scoring with Jack Hughes and Dougie Hamilton ahead of him.
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Devils' Nico Hischier: New career mark for points
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Hischier scored a goal and added an assist in Saturday's 3-1 win over Montreal.
The goal was a bit of a fluke, but good players often get lucky. Damon Severson's backdoor pass hit Hischier's skate and deflected past Jake Allen. Hischier now has 28 goals and a career-high 61 points in 64 games.
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Devils' Nico Hischier: Strikes early in overtime
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Hischier scored a goal on five shots in Sunday's 5-4 overtime win over the Coyotes.
Hischier took a pass from Dougie Hamilton and scored just 23 seconds into the extra session. Over his last eight outings, Hischier has six goals and five helpers. The 24-year-old center already has a career-high 27 goals, including seven game-winners, and he's at 58 points, a plus-30 rating, 199 shots on net and 47 blocked shots through 61 appearances. He's likely to finish the season with a career year nearly across the board.
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Devils' Nico Hischier: Goal-scoring streak at three games
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Hischier collected a goal and an assist in New Jersey's 7-5 victory over Colorado on Wednesday.
Hischier's marker came at 18:46 of the third to extend the Devils' lead to 7-5. He has 26 goals and 57 points in 59 contests this season. Hischier is on a three-game goal-scoring streak with three markers and five points over that stretch.
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Devils' Nico Hischier: Big night includes new career mark
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Hischier scored two goals and added two assists in a 5-2 win over Pittsburgh on Saturday.
It was a big outburst for the pivot, who had just one assist in his previous seven contests and no goals in his previous nine. Hischier scored shorthanded at 8:25 of the second. He and Yegor Sharangovich took off and played tic-tac-toe with the puck through a defending forward's feet before Hischier drove it home. It was his 22nd of the season, which set a new career mark in only 54 games and stood as the game winner. His second goal came late in the third into an empty net.
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Devils' Nico Hischier: Forces overtime Thursday
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Hischier scored a goal on two shots and went plus-2 in Thursday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Kraken.
Hischier capitalized on the Devils' extended zone time, scoring with 1:14 left in the third period to tie the game at 3-3. Since Dec. 23, the center has eight goals and seven assists over 12 contests, and he's been held off the scoresheet just once in that span. For the season, the 24-year-old is up to 21 tallies, matching his career high. He's added 23 assists, 134 shots on net and a plus-19 rating through 44 outings.
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Devils' Nico Hischier: Logs two points in shootout victory
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Hischier tallied a goal and an assist in Monday's 4-3 win over San Jose.
Hischier assisted on Ryan Graves' goal just 29 seconds into the game. He would add a tally of his own early in the third period, tieing the game 2-2. Hischier now has 14 points (seven goals, seven assists) in his last 11 games. The 24-year-old center is up to 20 goals and 23 assists through 43 games this season. He's on pace to surpass his career-high of 60 points set in 70 games last season.
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Devils' Nico Hischier: Helps out on power play
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Hischier produced a power-play assist, two hits and a plus-2 rating in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Kings.
Hischier saw an eight-game point streak end Friday in Anaheim, but he was right back on the scoresheet Saturday. He set up a Tomas Tatar tally in the first period. Hischier is up to 41 points this season, including a career-high 13 on the power play and two more while shorthanded. He's added 128 shots on net and a plus-16 rating while playing as the Devils' top all-situations center.
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Devils' Nico Hischier: Extends point streak to eight
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Hischier scored a goal and an assist on two shots in the Devils' 5-3 win over Carolina on Tuesday.
Hischier was awarded the fifth Devils' goal of the game Tuesday, scoring an empty-netter after being hooked by Jordan Staal. He would also add an assist on Jonas Siegenthaler's goal in the first period. The Devils' captain is red-hot as of late, picking up 11 points on his current eight-game point streak. On the season, Hischier has 19 goals and 40 points in 40 games.
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Devils' Nico Hischier: Goals in five straight
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Hischier scored a goal Thursday in a 5-3 loss to the Blues.
Hischier has eight points (five goals, three assists) in a six-game point streak. He has scored in five straight games. Hischier has 18 goals and 19 assists in 38 games this season, and is closing in on his career goal mark (21) set last season (70 games). He's firing a lot more shots this season -- he already has 120 and the best he's delivered is 180 in 82 games in his rookie year. Hischier will compete for a Selke this season, but he might not win it until Patrice Bergeron retires.
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Devils' Nico Hischier: Two points on his birthday
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Hischier recorded a goal and an assist -- both on the power play -- in Wednesday's 5-1 win over the Red Wings.
Hischier celebrated his 24th birthday with just his second multi-point performance since Nov. 21. He helped Dougie Hamilton open the scoring in the second period, then deflected a Hamilton shot past Ville Husso to double New Jersey's lead later in the middle frame. Hischier extended his goal streak to four games, so he's been productive recently despite the lack of multi-point outings.
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Devils' Nico Hischier: Expected to play Wednesday
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Hischier (undisclosed) took line rushes during warmups, indicating he's expected to play Wednesday versus the Red Wings, Amanda Stein of the Devils' official site reports.
Hischier was considered a game-time decision entering the contest, but it appears whatever he was dealing with is just a minor issue. The 24-year-old has picked up three goals and a pair of assists during a four-game point streak.
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Devils' Nico Hischier: Iffy versus Detroit
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Coach Lindy Ruff is hopeful Hischier (undisclosed) will be available for Wednesday's game versus the Red Wings, Amanda Stein of the Devils' official site reports.
Hischier's status against Detroit will likely boil down to a game-time decision. The 24-year-old forward has racked up 16 goals and 34 points through 36 games this season.
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Devils' Nico Hischier: Nets first shortie of season
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Hischier scored a shorthanded goal during a 4-2 win over the host Penguins on Friday.
Hischier, who has converted during consecutive contests after going goalless for six games, scored the eventual game-winner with 38 seconds left in the middle frame. The 23-year-old center collected the third shorthanded marker of his 335-game career. Hischier scored on his lone shot, adding two PIM and one block in the win.
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Devils' Nico Hischier: Snaps five-game point drought
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Hischier picked up two assists Friday in a 4-3 loss to Boston.
The points snapped a five-game point drought for the young pivot. But even with the gap in scoring, Hischier has 31 points (13 goals, 18 assists) in 33 games this season. He is third in team scoring behind Jack Hughes (39) and Jesper Bratt (33).
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Devils' Nico Hischier: Extends goal streak to three games
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Hischier found the back of the net in the Devils' 4-3 overtime loss to the Rangers on Monday.
Hischier is on a three-game goal scoring streak, and he's only been held off the scoresheet once in his last eight contests. He's up to 13 goals and 29 points in 27 games this season. The 23-year-old's current scoring pace is up from 2021-22, when he finished with 21 goals and 60 points in 70 games, but it's not an unreasonably big jump.
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Devils' Nico Hischier: Opens scoring Friday
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Hischier scored a goal on four shots during a 6-4 loss to the visiting Islanders on Friday.
Hischier has now scored in consecutive contests four times this season. The 23-year-old center opened the scoring Friday on the power play. With 12 goals and 16 assists, Hischier remains a spark plug, as evidenced by the Devils' 18-1-1 record when he registers a point.
