The Devils picked up their 40th win of the season on Wednesday, a milestone they hadn’t reached since 2017/18. The newest member of their Swiss colony, Timo Meier, attended an offensive festival in Denver, where New Jersey won 7-5 once morest the Avalanche.
Still slightly injured and therefore on the sidelines, the Appenzell striker saw his captain shine. Nico Hischier indeed scored a goal, 7-5, in the empty net, and an assist in this part. The Valaisan now has 57 points on his personal counter, in 59 matches played, while his record is 60 points (in 70 games) during the 2021/22 financial year.
Akira Schmid also shone. The Bernese goalkeeper replaced Vitek Vanecek following Denis Malgin’s Avalanche came back to 6-5 in the 42nd minute. He stopped the last 12 opposing shots. The man of the match was one of Nico Hischier’s line partners, Dawson Mercer (1 goal, 3 assists), who has scored at least one goal in his last 7 matches.
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