Those heirs — Jack Hughes, Nico Hischier and Dougie Hamilton — have helped make up the backbone of a team currently 32-13-4 and in second place in the Metropolitan Division.

Of the team’s 25 shots on goal, 11 came from defensemen – nine of those being from Dougie Hamilton (5) and Jonas Siegenthaler (4). The most shots a forward got on goal was two.

In the second frame, Hischier would tally two power-play helpers, one on Dougie Hamilton's goal and the other on Stefan Noesen.

Jack Hughes had two goals and Nico Hischier added a short-handed goal, helping the visiting Devils beat the Penguins 4-2 on Friday.

Nico Hischier scored his 100th career goal as part of a two-goal, two-assist night, Vitek Vanecek made 29 saves and the Devils breezed past the weary Penguins 5-2 on Saturday.

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Nico Hischier scored off a rush with 8:10 to play and the New Jersey Devils beat the slumping Calgary Flames 3-2 Tuesday night for their seventh straight win. Dougie Hamilton ...

Jesper Bratt and Dougie Hamilton also scored for New Jersey, while All-Star center Jack Hughes had two assists in his return from a lower-body injury as the Devils improved to an NHL-best 21-4-3 ...

"It's huge," Dougie Hamilton said when asked how vital Hischier is in the face-off circle. "It is automatic puck possession and could change the whole course (of the game).

Nico Hischier had two goals and two assists, Vitek Vanecek made 29 saves and the New Jersey Devils breezed past the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-2 on Saturday.

Captain Nico Hischier collected a goal and two assists and Jacob Markstrom made 12 saves to lift the New Jersey Devils to a 3-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday in Newark, N.J.

In Newark, he saw two promising former No. 1 picks – Jack Hughes and Nico Hischier – and listened to management’s pitch of ramping up to chase the franchise’s fourth Stanley Cup.

New Jersey is 19-3-2 when Hischier records a point and 11-4-1 when Hughes scores. Dougie Hamilton also scored for the Devils, who had dropped two in a row.