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The New Jersey Devils signed 20-year center Nico Hischier to a seven-year, $50.75 million contract extension on Friday. The first overall selection of the 2017 draft was pleased with the deal that runs through the 2026-27 season. "I like the direction the organization is going in and the confidence they give me is all a player can ask for," Hischier said on the team website. Continue to Article

October 18, 2019 7:15:pm EST

The Vancouver Canucks will have to overcome a 57-month drought to extend their current four-game winning streak when they visit the New Jersey Devils on Saturday afternoon in Newark, N.J. The Canucks notched a 4-3 shootout win over the St. Louis Blues on Thursday for their fourth straight victory. It is Vancouver's longest streak in a single season since the team won six consecutive games from Dec. 28, 2016, to Jan. 6, 2017. "That's what we want to do here, we want to win," said captain Bo Horvat, whose third-period goal against St. Louis was his first marker of the season. Continue to Article

October 18, 2019 5:19:pm EST

Nico Hischier has committed seven more seasons to the Devils. The New Jersey Devils have locked up former No. 1 overall draft pick Nico Hischier to a seven-year, $50.75-million contract, the team announced Friday. Hischier will earn $7.25 million on an annual basis when the extension kicks in next season, putting him on track to be the highest-paid forward on the Devils. Continue to Article

October 18, 2019 4:31:pm EST

The Washington Capitals' leading scorer has 14 points in eight games. Most people would assume that would be Alex Ovechkin. Heading into Friday's home clash with the New York Rangers, Carlson has five multi-point games en route to compiling three goals and 11 assists in eight games. Continue to Article

October 17, 2019 11:30:pm EST

Kyle Palmieri scored on the power play and rookie Jack Hughes recorded his first NHL point as the New Jersey Devils picked up their first win of the season with a 5-2 victory Thursday over the New York Rangers in Newark, N.J. The Devils became the last NHL team to win a game this season after starting 0-4-2, with a league-worst minus-16 goal differential entering Thursday. Devils goalie Mackenzie Blackwood made 29 saves in the victory. Palmieri's goal in the second period, his third of the season, gave the Devils their first power-play goal this season. Continue to Article

October 17, 2019 10:57:pm EST