Jack Hughes skated into the Philadelphia Flyers offensive zone with the puck on his stick. Near the circle, he dished it past opposing defenseman Erik Johnson to his linemate, Jesper Bratt. As fast as the puck was on Bratt's stick,

New Jersey scored four times in the second period and Jake Allen made 24 saves as the Devils defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 5-0 on Wednesday.

Hischier, a center and New Jersey's captain, took a cross-check up high late in the second period of a 4-3 overtime win at the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday and did not play the remaining 2:10 of the period. He returned to the bench to begin the third period and was on the ice for a 36-second shift before returning to the locker room.

Devils captain Nico Hischier is considered "week-to-week" according to the latest update from coach Sheldon Keefe.

New Jersey Devils captain Nico Hischier is week-to-week with an upper-body injury, head coach Sheldon Keefe announced Wednesday.