The No. 1 pick in the 2017 draft, Hischier has 404 points in 520 career regular-season and playoff games in the NHL.New Jersey is already without top goaltender Jacob Markstrom, who is in the middle of missing 4-6 weeks with a lower-body injury.

Suzuki appeared to catch Connor Hellebuyck by surprise with his pass from behind the net to Juraj Slafkovsky, who beat the netminder to give Montreal a 1-0 lead. Suzuki has four points in the last two games and leads the Canadiens with 36 assists through 50 outings.

Fortunately, captain Nick Suzuki delivered a strong performance last night, as he contributed to each of the three goals of the Canadiens. With his three points (one goal and two assists), Suzuki ...

Three-point effort not enough

During his media availability, Suzuki took a moment to defend #8. #Habs Nick Suzuki came to bat for Mike Matheson: “he plays the hardest minutes on our team against the toughest players.

New Jersey Devils head coach Sheldon Keefe said postgame Saturday that captain Nico Hischier will be out day to day. Hischier took a cross-check to the ribs from Nick Suzuki during Saturday night’s 4-3 victory versus the Montreal Canadiens.