Hischier scores twice as Devils roll past Stars
DALLAS (Interstat) — Nico Hischier scored twice, Luke Hughes and Jack Hughes each had a goal and an assist, and the New Jersey Devils beat the Dallas Stars 5-1 on Tuesday night at American Airlines Center. Connor Hellebuyck stopped 16 of 17 shots in his New Jersey debut. Jesper Boqvist also scored for New Jersey, which improved to 8-4. Brett Pesce, Dougie Hamilton, Timo Meier and Arseny Gritsyuk added assists. Justin Hryckowian scored for Dallas, which fell to 7-5. The announced attendance was 18,532. New Jersey opened the scoring in the first period on Hischier’s wrist shot and led 1-0 after one. The Devils extended their lead with two second-period goals before Hryckowian’s tip-in got Dallas on the board. Luke Hughes answered 49 seconds later, and Jack Hughes capped the scoring in the third. Hischier finished with two goals, three shots on goal and one hit and was the top star.