Tyler Toffoli's Hat Trick Powers Devils to 5-2 Victory Over Canadiens

Assist king Jack Hughes set up each of Toffoli's goals amidst a record-breaking start to his season.

Jack Hughes set up all three of Tyler Toffoli's goals as the Devils beat the Canadiens 5-2, with Toffoli scoring the tiebreaker late in the second period as well as a power-play goal and an empty net tally.
Toffoli's hat trick is his fifth career hat trick and helped the Devils secure their eighth straight win in Montreal.
Hughes has outpaced records by San Jose's Patrick Marleau and Joe Thornton (2012-13), and Edmonton's Connor McDavid (2021-22) by scoring 14 points in New Jersey's first five games, the highest in a team's opening five games since 2010-11.
The Devils, boasting the league's highest power play success rate at 44%, went 2 for 4 on the night with Nico Hischier scoring 34 seconds into the third period; the Canadiens were unsuccessful in their power play attempts, managing 1 for 4.
In spite of Barron and Matheson's efforts on the Canadiens' side, the Canadiens failed to secure their third straight victory; New Jersey goalie Vitek Vanecek made 27 saves while Montreal goalie Cayden Primeau let in four goals on 33 shots in his season debut.