William Nylander scores in OT to give the Maple Leafs a 4-3 victory over the Devils
William Nylander scores in OT to give the Maple Leafs a 4-3 victory over the Devils
Toronto Maple Leafs’ William Nylander, right, celebrates after his winning goal against the New Jersey Devils with Jake McCabe (22) and Philippe Myers (51) during overtime NHL hockey game action in Toronto, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
Toronto Maple Leafs’ William Nylander, right, celebrates after his winning goal against the New Jersey Devils with Jake McCabe (22) and Philippe Myers (51) during overtime NHL hockey game action in Toronto, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
Toronto Maple Leafs’ William Nylander, right, celebrates after his winning goal against the New Jersey Devils with Jake McCabe (22) and Philippe Myers (51) during overtime NHL hockey game action in Toronto, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
Toronto Maple Leafs’ William Nylander, left, scores against New Jersey Devils goaltender Jacob Markstrom (25) during overtime NHL hockey action in Toronto, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
Toronto Maple Leafs’ William Nylander, left, scores against New Jersey Devils goaltender Jacob Markstrom (25) during overtime NHL hockey action in Toronto, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
Toronto Maple Leafs’ Auston Matthews (34) celebrates after his goal against the New Jersey Devils with Matthew Knies (23) during third-period NHL hockey game action in Toronto, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
Toronto Maple Leafs’ Auston Matthews (34) celebrates after his goal against the New Jersey Devils with Matthew Knies (23) during third-period NHL hockey game action in Toronto, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Joseph Woll (60) makes a save against the New Jersey Devils during third-period NHL hockey game action in Toronto, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Joseph Woll (60) makes a save against the New Jersey Devils during third-period NHL hockey game action in Toronto, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Joseph Woll (60) keeps his eye on the puck through traffic as Oliver Ekman-Larsson (95) battles with New Jersey Devils’ Timo Meier (28) during the second period of an NHL hockey match in Toronto on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Joseph Woll (60) keeps his eye on the puck through traffic as Oliver Ekman-Larsson (95) battles with New Jersey Devils’ Timo Meier (28) during the second period of an NHL hockey match in Toronto on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
Toronto Maple Leafs’ Bobby McMann (74) battles with New Jersey Devils’ Jonas Siegenthaler (71) as Devils goaltender Jacob Markstrom (25) watches the play during first-period NHL hockey game action in Toronto, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
Toronto Maple Leafs’ Bobby McMann (74) battles with New Jersey Devils’ Jonas Siegenthaler (71) as Devils goaltender Jacob Markstrom (25) watches the play during first-period NHL hockey game action in Toronto, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
New Jersey Devils’ Brett Pesce (22) and Toronto Maple Leafs’ David Kampf (64) battle as the puck goes over goaltender Jacob Markstrom’s net during the second period of an NHL hockey match in Toronto on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
New Jersey Devils’ Brett Pesce (22) and Toronto Maple Leafs’ David Kampf (64) battle as the puck goes over goaltender Jacob Markstrom’s net during the second period of an NHL hockey match in Toronto on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
New Jersey Devils’ Nico Hischier (13) celebrates his goal against the Toronto Maple Leafs during the second period of an NHL hockey match in Toronto on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
New Jersey Devils’ Nico Hischier (13) celebrates his goal against the Toronto Maple Leafs during the second period of an NHL hockey match in Toronto on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
TORONTO (AP) — William Nylander scored his second goal of the game at 1:10 of overtime to give the Toronto Maple Leafs a 4-3 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Thursday night.
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.
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