The New Jersey Devils hosted the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday night. After a 4-2 loss to the Flyers on Jan. 27, the Devils were looking for vengeance and managed a 5-0 shutout victory on home ice.

Despite a valiant effort, the Flyers were unable to match the Devils' offensive surge or overcome their own fatigue as they navigated a grueling Metro Division schedule. View the original article to see embedded media.

Hischier, a center and New Jersey's captain, took a cross-check up high late in the second period of a 4-3 overtime win at the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday and did not play the remaining 2:10 of the period. He returned to the bench to begin the third period and was on the ice for a 36-second shift before returning to the locker room.

NEWARK, N.J. — New Jersey Devils captain Nico Hischier is considered week to week with injury, coach Sheldon Keefe said Wednesday, hours before his team hosted Philadelphia . Hischier is out against the Flyers and figures to miss the Devils’ game Sunday at Buffalo, along with potentially another at Pittsburgh on Tuesday.

New Jersey Devils captain Nico Hischier is week-to-week with an upper-body injury, head coach Sheldon Keefe announced Wednesday.