NHL

New Jersey Devils at Toronto Maple Leafs

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New Jersey Devils
5-1-0
Final
5 - 2
Toronto Maple Leafs
3-3-1

Jack Hughes' hat trick lifts Devils over Maple Leafs 5-2

Brenden Dillon tallies goal vs. Maple Leafs

Cody Glass and Brenden Dillon also scored for New Jersey, and Jake Allen had 23 saves. Jesper Bratt added three assists.

John Tavares and Matias Maccelli scored for Toronto. Anthony Stolarz stopped 30 shots. William Nylander had two assists.

The Leafs led 1-0 after the first period before giving up three goals in the first five minutes of the second.

Maple Leafs defenseman Chris Tanev left with an upper-body injury during a second-period penalty kill after he collided with Devils center Dawson Mercer.

Toronto challenged New Jersey’s first goal for goaltender interference only to see the call on the ice stand. The Devils went on the power play with the ensuing delay-of-game penalty, and Glass made it 2-1 moments after Tanev skated off to the locker room.

Up next Devils kick off a three-game homestand against the Wild on Wednesday.

Maple Leafs visit the Buffalo Sabres on Friday.

Regular Season Series

NJ leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 6:36 John Tavares Goal (4) Batted, assists: Oliver Ekman-Larsson (4), William Nylander (10)
Goal 2nd Period 1:27 Jack Hughes Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Jesper Bratt (5), Brett Pesce (3)
Goal 2nd Period 3:20 Cody Glass Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Timo Meier (3), Luke Hughes (5)
Goal 2nd Period 4:54 Brenden Dillon Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Lucas Glendening (2), Arseny Gritsyuk (4)
Goal 2nd Period 7:03 Matias Maccelli Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: William Nylander (11), John Tavares (5)
Goal 2nd Period 16:17 Jack Hughes Goal (5) Slap Shot, assists: Jesper Bratt (6), Simon Nemec (3)
Goal 3rd Period 19:30 Jack Hughes Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: Jesper Bratt (7)

Statistics

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17 Blocked Shots 16
21 Hits 22
6 Takeaways 7
35 Shots 25
1 Power Play Goals 0
2 Power Play Opportunities 2
50.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
27 Faceoffs Won 28
49.1 Faceoff Win Percent 50.9
25 Giveaways 17
4 Total Penalties 4
11 Penalty Minutes 11
Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Brandon Carlo, D Injured Reserve Dec 2
New Jersey Devils New Jersey Devils Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Brenden Dillon, D Day-To-Day Dec 2
Evgenii Dadonov, RW Out Nov 26

Game Information

Scotiabank Arena

Location: Toronto, ON
Attendance: 18,306 | Capacity:

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 16 7 34 2
New Jersey 16 9 33 1
Washington 15 9 32 2
Pittsburgh 13 7 31 5
Philadelphia 14 8 31 3
NY Islanders 13 10 29 3
Columbus 12 9 29 5
NY Rangers 13 12 28 2

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Tampa Bay 16 7 34 2
Boston 15 12 30 0
Montreal 13 8 29 3
Ottawa 12 9 28 4
Detroit 13 11 28 2
Buffalo 11 11 26 4
Florida 12 11 25 1
Toronto 11 11 25 3
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