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New Jersey Devils at Toronto Maple Leafs

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New Jersey Devils
26-15-6
Final
3 - 4
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
Morgan Rielly, D Out Feb 2
Chris Tanev, D Injured Reserve Jan 28
Dakota Joshua, C Injured Reserve Jan 28
New Jersey Devils New Jersey Devils Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jack Hughes, C Out Feb 4
Luke Hughes, D Injured Reserve Jan 21
Zack MacEwen, RW Injured Reserve Jan 10
Stefan Noesen, RW Injured Reserve Jan 10

Game Information

Scotiabank Arena

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

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 35 15 76 6
Pittsburgh 28 15 68 12
NY Islanders 31 21 67 5
Columbus 29 20 65 7
Washington 28 23 63 7
Philadelphia 25 20 60 10
New Jersey 28 26 58 2
NY Rangers 22 28 50 6

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Tampa Bay 36 14 76 4
Montreal 32 17 72 8
Detroit 33 19 72 6
Buffalo 32 18 70 6
Boston 32 20 69 5
Toronto 27 21 63 9
Florida 29 24 61 3
Ottawa 27 22 61 7
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