The New Jersey Devils will now be without perhaps their most valuable player as injuries mount. Captain Nico Hischier will miss the Devils' game against the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday night with an undisclosed injury,

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.

With New Jersey Devils captain Nico Hischier out of the lineup, Dawson Mercer will start Monday night's game against the Philadelphia Flyers as the team's second-line center. "To me, (Mercer) was outstanding in the third period the other night in Montreal when we asked him to step into that role," head coach Sheldon Keefe said to NJD.TV.

Dawson Mercer scored two goals as the Devils beat the Bruins, 5-1, to snap a four-game skid. Read more on Boston.com.

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.

His line started the period, however, whereas Hischier typically takes the face-off as the center, Stefan Noesen took the draw instead, while the Devils captain lined up on the wing. It was clear ...

Nico Hischier had a goal and two assists, Dougie Hamilton had a goal and an assist, and Stefan Noesen also scored, and Timo Meier had two assists to help the Devils snap a four-game skid.

Bobby Brink and Joel Farabee scored goals 24 seconds apart for the Flyers to put New Jersey at an early deficit by the 11:32 mark of the first. Garnett Hathaway added the Flyers third goal at 2:49 of the second before New Jersey would find a way to capitalize on their own chance.

New Jersey Devils captain Nico Hischier exited Saturday night’s game against the Montreal Canadiens after taking a cross-check to the ribs from Nick Suzuki near the end of the second period.

New Jersey Devils center Nico Hischier led the way with three points during their victory on Wednesday evening against the Boston Bruins. In the second frame, Hischier would tally two power-play helpers,

Boston led, 1-0, after the first period, but couldn’t overcome a miserable second in which the Devils scored four times.

Former Wolverine Adam Fantilli scored three goals for his first career hat trick in the Blue Jackets' 5-1 win over the Maple Leafs.