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,

#NEWS: Nico Hischier will not play tonight in Philadelphia ... He currently leads the club with 24 goals and is tied with Stefan Noesen for the most power-play goals. Hischier has 18 points ...

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.

Devils' captain Nico Hischier will reach an impressive milestone in today's matchup against the Flyers, playing in his 500th career NHL game.

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