One of the highlights of returning to the NHL for Devils defenseman Simon Nemec was going back to his New Jersey apartment. Nemec made the opening night roster in October after playing 60 games with the Devils last season. He expected to stay in the NHL and be a contributor for a playoff-hungry Devils team for his second season.

The New Jersey Devils have placed captain Nico Hischier on injured reserve retroactive to Jan. 25, the team announced Thursday.

The Devils have placed captain Nico Hischier on the Injured Reserve list retroactively to Jan. 25 and recalled defenseman Simon Nemec from Utica of the American Hockey League. Hischier, 26, suffered an undisclosed injury late in the second period at Montreal on Jan.