Devils, Nico stay red-hot

The New Jersey Devils and Nico continue to impress. In a much anticipated match-up between two of the NHL’s hottest teams, the Devils defeated the visiting Tampa Bay Ligthning 5-4 (SO), with Nico scoring two assists.

The game saw Nico give his debut as the team’s starting first line center alongside Taylor Hall and Drew Stafford. The trio, who had shown promising chemistry during temporary duty in Saturday’s win over the Rangers, continued its strong play, firing a combined total of ten shots at the Lightning goal, scoring twice. Nico finished the game a plus-1, with 18:21 of ice time, two assists and two shots on goal. He also came out on top of 67% of his face offs.

The Devils will now travel to Ottawa, where they’ll take on the Senators on Thursday night. The puck at the Canadian Tire Center will drop at 7:30 PM (ET).