The New Jersey Devils defeated the Minnesota Wild 5-2 on Saturday evening in Saint Paul. Less than 24 hours after a tough loss in Winnipeg, the Devils bounced back with maybe their best 60-minute effort since the holiday break.

Nico Hischier's second career hat trick propelled the New Jersey Devils to a 5-2 victory over the Minnesota Wild on Saturday night. Depth forwards Tomas Tatar and Paul Cotter also scored in the victory.

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 to the New Jersey Devils Saturday night in front of the largest crowd of the season — 19,265 — at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn.

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

Hischier registers his second career hat trick to defeat the Wild 5-2 in Minnesota ST. PAUL, MN - Nico Hischier took charge early and kept on contributing against the Minnesota Wild on their way to a 5-2 victory in Minnesota.

The Minnesota Wild were able to dig themselves out of an early two-goal hole on Saturday, but they couldn’t overcome Nico Hischier’s three-goal night. In a game with all of the bad blood normal for historical division rivals — an oddity for a team Minnesota sees just twice a year — the New Jersey Devils led early and never trailed,