Nico Hischier scores a flawless hat trick for the first time in his NHL career. The captain of the New Jersey Devils scores three times in the middle third of a 5-2 win over the Nashville Predators.
Things are going like clockwork for the 25-year-old Walliser at the start of this season. With goals number 11 to 13, he has 24 points after 24 games and his team is at the top of the Eastern Conference table.
Hischier, who benefited from a pass from Timo Meier for his first goal, outdid his counterpart Roman Josi. The Nashville Predators captain had to settle for an assist. Meier, on the other hand, became the focus of the game eight minutes before the end. An illegal cross-check earned the Appenzeller five minutes plus a disciplinary penalty.
Nino Niederreiter's evening was themed "One Thousand and One Nights". The 32-year-old from Chur played his 1001st NHL game. The book "One Thousand and One Nights" is a collection of more than 550 stories. The 32-year-old has not yet managed 550 scoring points in his career overseas. But with 248 goals - Niederreiter also scored once on Tuesday night in the Winnipeg Jets' 4-1 win - he is the Swiss NHL record scorer of all time. His 494 points are good enough for second place in this statistic behind Josi (748).
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