Hischier logged two assists, two shots on goal and a plus-2 rating in Sunday's 5-3 win over the Blackhawks.
Hischier had a hand in Simon Nemec's second-period tally and also set up Jack Hughes on the empty-netter to seal the win. With five goals and seven assists over his last eight outings, a span that includes four multi-point efforts, Hischier is rolling on offense late in the campaign. The Swiss center is up to 58 points (26 goals, 32 assists), 193 shots on net, 59 blocked shots, 54 hits and a minus-6 rating across 73 appearances this season.
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Devils' Nico Hischier: Scores twice vs. Nashville
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Hischier scored two goals, including one on the power play, in Thursday's 4-2 win over the Predators.
Hischier has scored at least two goals in two of his last six games, as he also delivered two goals in the 6-4 win over the Kings on March 14, and he's riding one of his most productive stretches of the campaign. The 27-year-old forward has cracked the scoresheet in six of his last 10 games while tallying 12 points (six goals, six assists), 25 shots, five hits and five blocked shots over that span. He's up to 55 points on the season across 71 contests, and he's on the verge of reaching the 60-point plateau for a fifth straight campaign, which speaks volumes about his consistency on a year-to-year basis.
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Devils' Nico Hischier: Pops for two power-play points
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Hischier produced a goal and an assist, both on the power play, in Wednesday's 6-3 win over the Rangers.
The 27-year-old center got the Devils on the board late in the first period before helping to set up a Connor Brown tally in the second. Hischier has been running hot and cold in March, recording three multi-point performances in the last seven games but also getting held off the scoresheet completely three times. On the season, he's up to 24 goals and 52 points in 68 contest, and Hischier needs one more power-play point to reach 20 for the second straight campaign.
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Devils' Nico Hischier: Adds two of each Saturday
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Hischier scored two goals, recorded two assists and placed four shots on net in Saturday's 6-4 win over Los Angeles.
Hischier scored his first goal of the game midway through the opening period before he played a hand in three of New Jersey's four tallies in the third. With the four-point outing, he is up to 23 goals, 27 assists, 172 shots on net, 51 hits and 53 blocked shots across 66 games this season. Saturday's game helped the 27-year-old center reach 50 points on the season, securing the half-century mark in points or higher for the fifth consecutive year. Hischier continues to offer strong category coverage for fantasy purposes, giving him strong value in most league formats for the remainder of the regular season.
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Devils' Nico Hischier: Tallies on power play
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Hischier scored a power-play goal in Saturday's 6-3 win over the Rangers.
Hischier has earned two goals and two assists over his last four games. His tally Saturday was his first power-play point since Jan. 23 versus the Canucks. The center is up to 21 goals, 46 points, 167 shots on net, 48 hits, 51 blocked shots and a minus-7 rating across 63 appearances this season.
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Devils' Nico Hischier: Two helpers in shootout win
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Hischier pocketed two assists in Wednesday's 4-3 shootout win over the Maple Leafs.
The 27-year-old center had a hand in tallies by Timo Meier in the first period and Arseny Gritsyuk in the second. It was Hischier's first multi-point effort since Jan. 23, snapping a sluggish 10-game stretch in which he'd managed four goals but zero helpers. On the season, Hischier's up to 20 goals and 45 points in 62 contests, putting him on pace to potentially fall short of 60 points in a full season for the first time since 2019-20.
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Devils' Nico Hischier: Hits 20-goal mark on empty-netter
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Hischier scored an empty-net goal on two shots in Saturday's 3-1 win over the Blues.
Hischier has scored five times and added an assist over his last 10 NHL outings. The 27-year-old center is up to 20 goals, 43 points, 159 shots on net, 44 hits, 49 blocked shots and a minus-8 rating over 60 appearances. That puts him at risk of missing the 60-point mark for the first time in five years, though Hischier has the talent to finish strong this season.
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Devils' Nico Hischier: Leads Swiss into quarterfinals
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Hischier scored a goal and added two assists in Switzerland's 3-0 win over Italy in Olympic qualification round action Tuesday.
The Devils center set up Philipp Kurashev for what proved to be the game-winner just 79 seconds into the first period, then helped provide insurance tallies on two Swiss power plays. Hischier's own third-period goal was his first of the tournament, and through four games, he's produced four points. He'll likely need to come up big again if Switzerland's going to have a chance of upsetting Finland in the quarterfinals Wednesday.
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Devils' Nico Hischier: Nets lone goal in loss
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Hischier scored a goal on four shots in Thursday's 3-1 loss to the Islanders.
Hischier has four goals and an assist over his last seven outings. The 27-year-old center is up to 19 goals, 42 points, 151 shots on net, 42 hits, 47 blocked shots and a minus-10 rating over 57 appearances. He'll now head to Italy to represent Switzerland at the Olympics.
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Devils' Nico Hischier: Game-time call Saturday
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Hischier (illness) will be a game-time decision against Ottawa on Saturday, Sam Kasan of the Devils' official site reports.
Hischier missed Saturday's morning skate. The 27-year-old has 18 goals and 41 points, including 14 points on the power play, over 54 games this season. Juho Lammikko could be in the lineup if Hischier is unable to play.
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Devils' Nico Hischier: Lasers OT winner
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Hischier scored the game-winning goal and fired seven shots on net in Thursday's 3-2 overtime win over Nashville.
Hischier played the hero in Thursday's contest when he skated the puck coast-to-coast before firing a slapshot from the left wing that ended up top shelf to give New Jersey the overtime win. With Thursday's game-winning tally, he is up to 18 goals, 41 points, 141 shots on net, 41 hits and 46 blocks across 54 games this season. After hitting a wall offensively in early December, the 27-year-old center has been a frequent goal scorer with eight goals, 11 points and 43 shots on net over the last 15 games. He should continue to shine in fantasy and play a strong two-way role for a New Jersey team that sits just seven points out of a playoff spot in the Metropolitan Division.
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Devils' Nico Hischier: Scores vs. Winnipeg
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Hischier scored a goal in Tuesday's 4-3 loss to the Jets.
Hischier has found the back of the net in two of his last three outings, and the 27-year-old center continues to find ways to make an impact for New Jersey. He has eight points (five goals, three assists) in his last nine outings.
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Devils' Nico Hischier: Earns two power-play points in win
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Hischier scored a goal and added an assist, both on the power play, in Friday's 5-4 win over the Canucks.
Hischier ended a three-game skid with the effort. He has three multi-point efforts over his last six outings. The 27-year-old center is up to 16 goals, 39 points (14 on the power play), 129 shots on net, 44 blocked shots, 39 hits and a minus-6 rating through 51 contests. Hischier's farther back from a point-per-game pace this season than he has been in the last three years, but he should still be able to reach the 60-point threshold.
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Devils' Nico Hischier: Two goals including OT winner
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Hischier scored two goals, one on the power play and the other the overtime winner, in Wednesday's 3-2 victory over the Kraken.
Jack Hughes sprung the Devils' captain for a breakaway in the extra frame, and Hischier was able to slide a backhand under Philipp Grubauer's arm to end the night. It was Hischier's second multi-goal performance of the season, and over the last 13 games he's collected five goals and 11 points, including three goals and two assists with the man advantage.
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Devils' Nico Hischier: Adds pair of helpers
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Hischier notched two assists, two shots on goal and a plus-3 rating in Monday's 5-2 win over the Wild.
Hischier had gone seven games without a helper, earning three goals in that span. The center had a hand in goals by Dawson Mercer and Ondrej Palat across the first two periods of Monday's win. Hischier is at 35 points (11 on the power play), 122 shots on net, 36 hits, 42 blocked shots, 19 PIM and a minus-3 rating over 46 appearances this season.
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Devils' Nico Hischier: Strikes on power play again
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Hischier scored a power-play goal on two shots in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Mammoth.
Hischier stretched the Devils' lead to 3-0 in the second period. The 27-year-old center has scored in consecutive contests to snap out of a 13-game goal drought, a span in which he managed just five assists and a minus-10 rating. He's up to 12 goals, 32 points (11 on the power play), 103 shots on net, 39 blocked shots, 31 hits, 19 PIM and a minus-4 rating through 41 outings this season.
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Devils' Nico Hischier: Distributes helper on lone goal
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Hischier tallied an assist, put three shots on net and blocked three shots in Tuesday's 2-1 loss to the Islanders.
Hischier recorded the primary assist on New Jersey's lone goal, which Brett Pesce scored. Hischier is up to 19 assists, 29 points, 92 shots on goal, 29 hits and 38 blocks through 37 games this season. While he has cooled down offensively since his 12-point, six-game run near the end of November, the 26-year-old forward has added 31 shots on net, 11 blocks and nine hits in his last 11 games. The return of Jack Hughes has helped lighten Hischier's workload, as the latter has been able to skate nearly a minute and a half less than his average ice time in December. The change should allow Hischier to bring balance back to his game, making him a fantastic buy-low candidate in fantasy with 80-point potential and solid category coverage.
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Devils' Nico Hischier: Dishes pair of helpers
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Hischier logged two assists, including one on the power play, and five shots on goal in Friday's 2-1 win over the Mammoth.
Hischier entered this contest on a five-game point drought before setting up tallies by Stefan Noesen and Connor Brown. The 26-year-old Hischier won't lose ice time even when his offense is cold, as his defensive play is too valuable to the Devils. The center is up to 28 points, 86 shots on net, 34 blocked shots, 27 hits, 14 PIM and a minus-1 rating over 35 contests.
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Devils' Nico Hischier: Two-point effort in loss
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Hischier scored a goal and added an assist, both on the power play, in Monday's 5-3 loss to the Blue Jackets.
The 26-year-old center extended his point streak to six games when he opened the scoring 86 seconds into the first period on a pass attempt that deflected into the Columbus net off Ivan Provorov's stick. Hischier has erupted for six goals and 12 points during his heater, and on the season, he's up to 10 goals and 25 points through 26 contests as he looks to return to the 80-point plateau for the first time since 2022-23.
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Devils' Nico Hischier: Goal streak at four games
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Hischier scored a goal and put two shots on net in Friday's 5-0 shutout win over Buffalo.
Hischier stayed hot when he tallied the opening goal midway through the first period in Friday's shutout win. With the twine finder, the 26-year-old star has nine goals, 22 points, 55 shots on net and 27 blocks through 24 games this season. He has lit the lamp in four straight contests, scoring five times over that span while adding four assists and 12 shots. He also got to rest his legs with New Jersey up big down the stretch, as he skated under 20 minutes for just the second time in November. Hischier's recent offensive outburst, coupled with his strong two-way play, has him trending upward in fantasy toward an elite group of players with strong category coverage.
