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New Jersey Devils at Toronto Maple Leafs

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New Jersey Devils
26-15-6
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Toronto Maple Leafs
28-16-2

William Nylander scores in OT to give the Maple Leafs a 4-3 victory over the Devils

William Nylander scores OT winner for the Maple Leafs

Devils coach Sheldon Keefe was back at Scotiabank Arena as a visitor for the first time since being fired by the Maple Leafs in the spring.

Nylander added an assist, Auston Matthews also had two goals and Joseph Woll stopped 21 shots. Mitch Marner and Jake McCabe had two assists each.

Nico Hischier had two power-play goals for New Jersey. Jack Hughes had a goal and two assists and Jacob Markstrom made 37 saves.

Takeaways Devils: The club has just one regulation victory over its last nine contests.

Maple Leafs: McCabe (upper-body injury) returned to the lineup after missing four games. ... Marner picked up an assist on Matthews’ second goal for his 700th career point.

Key moment With Toronto down 3-2 in the third period, Matthews scored his second of the night on a high shot past Markstrom’s right ear.

Up next Both teams are back in action Saturday night. The Devils host Philadelphia, and the Maple Leafs are at Montreal.

Regular Season Series

TOR wins series 3-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 2:21 Jack Hughes Goal (18) Backhand, assists: Johnathan Kovacevic (12)
Goal 2nd Period 6:14 William Nylander Goal (25) Wrist Shot, assists: Max Domi (13), Chris Tanev (13)
Goal 2nd Period 8:14 Nico Hischier Goal (21) Wrist Shot, assists: Jesper Bratt (37), Jack Hughes (36)
Goal 3rd Period 7:43 Auston Matthews Goal (16) Wrist Shot, assists: William Nylander (21), Bobby McMann (6)
Goal 3rd Period 9:44 Nico Hischier Goal (22) Wrist Shot, assists: Timo Meier (17), Jack Hughes (37)
Goal 3rd Period 15:47 Auston Matthews Goal (17) Wrist Shot, assists: Mitch Marner (47), Jake McCabe (11)
Goal 4th Period 1:10 William Nylander Goal (26) Wrist Shot, assists: Mitch Marner (48), Jake McCabe (12)

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/nj.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originNJ https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/tor.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originTOR
21 Blocked Shots 16
14 Hits 25
2 Takeaways 4
24 Shots 41
2 Power Play Goals 1
3 Power Play Opportunities 2
66.7 Power Play Percentage 50.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
33 Faceoffs Won 36
47.8 Faceoff Win Percent 52.2
15 Giveaways 17
2 Total Penalties 3
4 Penalty Minutes 6
Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Max Domi, C Out May 25
Anthony Stolarz, G Out Apr 16
Calle Jarnkrok, C Out Apr 15
Dakota Joshua, C Out Apr 11
Brandon Carlo, D Out Apr 11
New Jersey Devils New Jersey Devils Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jonas Siegenthaler, D Out May 4
Brett Pesce, D Injured Reserve Apr 13
Jacob Markstrom, G Out Apr 10
Luke Hughes, D Out Apr 9
Arseny Gritsyuk, RW Out Apr 2

Game Information

Scotiabank Arena

Location: Toronto,
Attendance: 18,577 | Capacity:

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/car.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Carolina 53 22 113 7
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/pit.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Pittsburgh 41 25 98 16
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/phi.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Philadelphia 43 27 98 12
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/wsh.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Washington 43 30 95 9
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/cbj.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Columbus 40 30 92 12
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/nyi.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">NY Islanders 43 34 91 5
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/nj.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">New Jersey 42 37 87 3
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/nyr.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">NY Rangers 34 39 77 9

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/buf.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Buffalo 50 23 109 9
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/tb.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Tampa Bay 50 26 106 6
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/mtl.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Montreal 48 24 106 10
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/bos.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Boston 45 27 100 10
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/ott.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Ottawa 44 27 99 11
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/det.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Detroit 41 31 92 10
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/fla.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Florida 40 38 84 4
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/tor.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Toronto 32 36 78 14
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