He’s talking about his captain, Nico Hischier. The two have been together since their first day of training camp in 2017, and Bratt has had a front-row seat to his captain's evolution.

On Saturday afternoon, New Jersey Devils captain Nico Hischier will skate onto the ice for his 500th career NHL game. He enters the game with 392 career points, including 158 goals. Over the past ...