Nico Hischier scored three goals in the second period for the New Jersey Devils, who sped past the Nashville Predators on Monday at Prudential Center.

Nico Hischier scored his first NHL hat trick for the New Jersey Devils in a 5-2 win against the Nashville Predators at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, on Monday. Hischier, who ended a 10-game scoring drought, completed a natural hat trick in the second period to give New Jersey a 4-1 lead.

The Nashville Predators couldn't take advantage of a major penalty in a 5-2 loss to the New Jersey Devils on Monday.