Meier has lost a step offensively since coming over from the San Jose Sharks to the Devils. During his last two years in San Jose, Meier was nearly a point-per-game player (0.95), but his numbers have dropped in New Jersey. Key stat: Meier has been limited to three points in his last nine games.
How do you stop one of the greatest players of his generation? That’s what the Toronto Maple Leafs need to figure out against Tampa Bay Lightning winger Nikita Kucherov on Monday night.
BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Maple Leafs look to break their three-game losing streak when they take on the New Jersey Devils. Toronto has a 17-9-0 record in home games and a 27-16-2 record overall. The Maple Leafs have gone 11-6-0 when they serve fewer penalty minutes than their opponent.
William Nylander scored his second goal of the game at 1:10 of overtime and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the visiting New Jersey Devils 4-3 on Thursday night.
Matthews and Nylander both scored two goals as Toronto battled back from 2-1 and 3-2 deficits in the third period to beat New Jersey 4-3.
After a stretch of 12 mediocre games with terrible underlying numbers, the Leafs finally looked like the contenders they're supposed to be.
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 ... goals for New Jersey. Jack Hughes had a goal and two ...
TORONTO, Ont. - The Devils have only lost twice this season when leading after two periods (21-0-2). And both of those losses are to the Toronto Maple Leafs in overtime, including a 4-3 setback at ...
Auston Matthews scored twice, and Joseph Woll made 21 saves for the Maple Leafs (28-16-2), who had lost three in a row in regulation. Marner and Jake McCabe, who returned after missing the past four games with an upper-body injury, each had two assists.
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.
Devils head coach Sheldon Keefe called out some of his best players after the team lost their fourth straight game.