Over the last handful of seasons, captain Nico Hischier has finally developed into the two-way force the New Jersey Devils hoped he'd be when they drafted him first overall in the 2017 NHL Draft.
The 26-year-old, eight years into his NHL career, just scored a career-high 35 goals in 2024-25, and it's fair to wonder how high Hischier can go, even with all the experience he has.
We know that Hischier also registered a career-high 80 points in the 2022-23 season--the year when the Devils had the best regular season in franchise history and stormed their way to the second round of the playoffs against most expectations.