Trailing 1-0 after 5’50, the Devils were able to react perfectly by scoring four times in the middle third to lead 4-1 after 40 minutes of play. However, they saw their number 1 goalkeeper Jacob Markström having to give up his place after a collision with a Bruins player in the 24th minute.
Credited with the second star of this meeting, Nico Hischier sealed the score in the 54th in numerical superiority after being credited with an assist on the 2-1 (25th) then on the 3-1 (37th), already on power plays. He thus tied Kevin Fiala and Timo Meier with a 22nd regular season match at 3 points, only Roman Josi (37 matches at 3 points or more) having done better among the Swiss.
With these 3 additional points, Nico Hischier is also the first Swiss to exceed 40 points this season (42 now for him, including 23 goals). His teammate Timo Meier is at 33 points after signing two assists against the Bruins, while Jonas Siegenthaler remained “mute” in the Devils camp on Wednesday.
The evening was also beautiful for Kevin Fiala. The Saint-Welsh striker provided the decisive pass on the winning goal for the Kings, who won 2-1 against the Florida Panthers on Wednesday thanks to a success from Adrian Kempe in the 54th minute. Nino Niederreiter also experienced the joys of victory with Winnipeg (3-2 ap in Colorado), but without scoring a point.
