NEWARK—Now that the New Jersey Devils have officially ruled out their captain, there are holes in the lineup that will need to be plugged. At 5-on-5, the natural player to fill the void has been Dawson Mercer.

NEWARK, NJ - The Devils’ offense came alive, thanks to a four-goal second period, to triumph in the second half of a home-and-home series against Philadelphia in a 5-0 win at Prudential Center Wednesday night.

Noesen scored a power-play goal and took five shots on goal in Wednesday's 5-1 win over the Bruins. Noesen gave the Devils a 3-1 lead in the latter stages of the third period with a backhand shot that went past Jeremy Swayman as part of a four-goal second period for New Jersey.

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NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Stefan Noesen scored a power-play goal in overtime and Jacob Markstrom made 23 saves as the New Jersey Devils defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 on Saturday night.

With New Jersey Devils captain Nico Hischier out of the lineup, Dawson Mercer will start Monday night's game against the Philadelphia Flyers as the team's second-line center. "To me, (Mercer) was outstanding in the third period the other night in Montreal when we asked him to step into that role," head coach Sheldon Keefe said to NJD.TV.

On Monday, the New Jersey Devils recalled forward Brian Halonen from the Utica Comets. Halonen will skate with the team at practice as the Devils prepare to take on the Philadelphia Flyers.

The New Jersey Devils will now be without perhaps their most valuable player as injuries mount. Captain Nico Hischier will miss the Devils' game against the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday night with an undisclosed injury,