Overview
- New Jersey improved to 5-1-0 with a fifth straight win, while Toronto fell to 3-3-1.
- Jesper Bratt recorded three assists and Jake Allen stopped 23 shots to back the road victory.
- Toronto’s 1-0 start flipped with three Devils goals in 3:27 early in the second, beginning with a tally upheld after a failed goalie-interference challenge that put New Jersey on a power play for the subsequent goal.
- Sheldon Keefe earned his first victory against the Maple Leafs since taking over behind the Devils’ bench.
- John Tavares had a goal and an assist and Matias Maccelli scored his first for Toronto; next up are the Devils hosting the Wild on Wednesday and the Leafs visiting the Sabres on Friday.