{"id":67524,"date":"2020-02-04T13:03:55","date_gmt":"2020-02-04T18:03:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/?p=67524"},"modified":"2020-02-04T13:03:55","modified_gmt":"2020-02-04T18:03:55","slug":"new-jersey-devils-nico-hischier-and-sami-vatanen-out-with-injuries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2020\/02\/04\/new-jersey-devils-nico-hischier-and-sami-vatanen-out-with-injuries\/","title":{"rendered":"New Jersey Devils Nico Hischier and Sami Vatanen Out With Injuries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/devils\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New Jersey Devils<\/a> announced that forward <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/h\/hischni01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nico Hischier<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/v\/vatansa01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sami Vatanen<\/a><\/strong> will miss Tuesday night&#8217;s game with lower-body injuries. Both players are listed as day-to-day.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">For <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NJDevils?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#NJDevils<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/subbapk01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">P.K. Subban<\/a> (ill) is game time decison; if he can&#8217;t go, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/w\/whiteco03.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Colton White<\/a> will make his season debut.<br \/>\nHischier and Vatanen are out. Nasreddine said Hischier and Vatanen ailments aren&#8217;t long-term.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mike Morreale (@mikemorrealeNHL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mikemorrealeNHL\/status\/1224733197474332672?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">February 4, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/h\/hischni01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nico Hischier<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/v\/vatansa01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sami Vatanen<\/a> Out Of The Lineup<\/h2>\n<p>After missing practice on Monday, both players did not take part in the Devils morning skate prior to the team&#8217;s game against the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/canadiens\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Montreal Canadiens<\/a>. Both players were injured during the Devils 3-2 overtime loss on Saturday night against the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/stars\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dallas Stars<\/a>. Hischier was injured during the first period of the game. After going down awkwardly, Hischier went to the bench, he missed a couple of shifts, before returning to the ice. He missed some time at the start of the second period after getting stitches in his knee. He was ultimately able to finish the game. Since <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=hallta02,hallta01&amp;search=Taylor+Hall&amp;utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Taylor Hall<\/a><\/strong> has been traded, Hischier has taken his play to the next level. <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/2020\/01\/23\/how-nico-hischier-became-the-new-leader-of-the-new-jersey-devils\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">That ultimately led to an All-Star appearance this season<\/a>. He truly has become the new leader of the Devils.<\/p>\n<p>Vatanen was injured towards the end of the third period blocking a shot. He clearly was in some discomfort limping to the bench. While he was on the bench, he did not finish the game or play in the overtime session. Even with the Devils defence weaker than most teams, Vatanen has been a steady force back there. He eats minutes and is the catalyst for driving the breakout of the Devils zone.<\/p>\n<p>Head coach <strong>Alain Nasreddine<\/strong> does not believe with injury will be long term. He is hopeful both players will be ready to go for Thursday night. In addition, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/subbapk01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>P.K. Subban<\/strong><\/a> is a game-time decision as he is dealing with an illness.<\/p>\n<h3>Moving Forward<\/h3>\n<p>With Hischier out of the lineup, the Devils recalled <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/a\/anderjo08.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Joey Anderson<\/a><\/strong> from the AHL. In 44 games with season with Binghamton Devils, he has 34 points (15 goals and 19 assists).\u00a0 Anderson will be playing on the Devils fourth line with <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/r\/rooneke01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kevin Rooney<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/h\/haydejo01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">John Hayden<\/a><\/strong>. Also, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=hugheja02,hugheja03&amp;search=Jack+Hughes&amp;utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jack Hughes<\/a><\/strong> will be taking over the top-line centre between <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/p\/palmiky01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kyle Palmieri<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/brattje01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jesper Bratt<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>With Subban not participating in the morning skate, the Devils recalled defenceman <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/w\/whiteco03.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Colton White<\/a><\/strong> from the AHL. 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Both players are listed as day-to-day. For #NJDevils P.K. Subban (ill) is game time decison; if he can&#8217;t go, Colton White will make his season debut. Hischier and Vatanen are out. 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