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Hughes Hat Trick Lifts Devils Over Maple Leafs 5-2 in Keefe’s First Win Against Former Team

Toronto lost defenceman Chris Tanev to a second-period injury that now clouds the club’s short-term blue line.

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.