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

Devils captain Nico Hischier will be out 'week-to-week' with an undisclosed injury as New Jersey's slide continues.

NEWARK, N.J. — New Jersey Devils captain Nico Hischier is considered week to week with injury, coach Sheldon Keefe said Wednesday, hours before his team hosted Philadelphia . Hischier is out against the Flyers and figures to miss the Devils’ game Sunday at Buffalo, along with potentially another at Pittsburgh on Tuesday.

Devils captain Nico Hischier, who suffered an uppoer-body injury after a high cross check vs. Montreal, will be re-evalutated next week, coach Sheldon Keefe said.

The New Jersey Devils have been without their captain for four games, and as of Thursday it will be five. He’s not expected to return to the Devils before the 4 Nations Face-Off break, thus he will miss six games overall before the world tournament.

Captain Nico Hischier will miss the Devils' game against the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday night with an undisclosed injury, the team announced. Hischier returned to New Jersey for testing, so the team does not yet know the extent of the injury, coach Sheldon Keefe told reporters.

New Jersey Devils captain Nico Hischier is week-to-week with an upper-body injury, head coach Sheldon Keefe announced Wednesday.

Centre Nico Hischier has been placed on injury reserve retroactive to Jan. 25 after experiencing the receiving end of a Nick Suzuki cross-check, the team announced Thursday. The injury is undisclosed and a timeline for his return hasn't been released.

Some roster management is making way for a young prospect to return to the NHL. On Thursday, the New Jersey Devils announced that they have played forward Nico Hischier on injured reserve.