For a team with the expectation of making the playoffs, where you face the same opponent between four and seven games in a row, it could be good prep for next month.

Nico Hischier scored his second hat trick of the season to help the New Jersey Devils to a 5-2 win against the Minnesota Wild ...

Nico Hischier's second career hat trick propelled the New Jersey Devils to a 5-2 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Saturday ...

The Devils got the early jump and kept the effort going all night as Hischier recorded a hat trick to take down the Wild.

Paul Cotter and Tomas Tatar also scored, Jesper Bratt had two assists, and Jacob Markstrom stopped 22 shots for the Devils.

Nico Hischier scored three goals for his second hat trick of the season and the New Jersey Devils beat the Minnesota Wild 5-2 ...

Nico Hischier recorded a hat trick and his third goal was the final nail in the coffin for the Minnesota Wild, who fell 5-2 ...

The Minnesota Wild were able to dig themselves out of an early two-goal hole on Saturday, but they couldn’t overcome Nico ...

The Wild’s Marcus Foligno holds off Devils center Paul Cotter as they compete for the puck during the first period Saturday ...

Just 29 seconds into the game, the Devils captain put his team up by a goal as he banked home a rebound off Wild netminder ...

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