The New Jersey Devils host the Philadelphia Flyers after Nico Hischier's two-goal game against the Toronto Maple Leafs in the Devils' 4-3 overtime loss.
Hischier scored twice Thursday in a 4-3 overtime loss to the Maple Leafs. Hischier has three goals in his last two games and 22 in 47 games. But he has just four points including those three snipes, in his last nine games.
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.
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 Scotiebank Arena Thursday night.
In the last meeting of the season between the New Jersey Devils and Toronto Maple Leafs, it was the first time head coach Sheldon Keefe would return to Toronto since last season.
Toronto Maple Leafs stars Anthony Stolarz and John Tavares are struggling with injuries. NHL insider Darren Dreger provided updates on their return timelines during Friday’s First Up show.
TORONTO — William Nylander scored his second goal of the game 1:10 into overtime and the Toronto Maple Leafs rallied to defeat the New Jersey Devils 4-3 at Scotiabank Arena on Thursday.
The Toronto Maple Leafs ended a three-game losing skid with a 4-3 overtime win over the New Jersey Devils on Thursday (Jan. 16). The Maple Leafs didn’t