The No. 1 pick in the 2017 draft, Hischier has 404 points in 520 career regular-season and playoff games in the NHL.

Devils captain Nico Hischier, who suffered an uppoer-body injury after a high cross check vs. Montreal, will be re-evalutated next week, coach Sheldon Keefe said.

New Jersey Devils captain Nico Hischier is week-to-week with an upper-body injury, head coach Sheldon Keefe announced Wednesday. Hischier was injured after taking a cross check up high by Montreal captain Nick Suzuki during the second period of the Devils' 4-3 overtime win against the host Canadiens on Saturday night.