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New Jersey Devils 4, Toronto Maple Leafs 0 — Recap

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📰Game Recap

The New Jersey Devils defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-0 on Wednesday, backed by a 21-save shutout from Connor Hellebuyck and a multi-goal performance from Timo Meier. SportsFBI's model correctly leaned toward the New Jersey victory at 62%, as the Devils outshot Toronto 29-23 and steadily pulled away over the final two periods. Anthony Stolarz stopped 25 of 28 shots for the Maple Leafs, who fell to 8-8-2.

After a scoreless opening period, Meier broke the deadlock at 8:28 of the second period with assists from Declan Chisholm and Nico Hischier. Meier struck again at 12:44, converting feeds from Jack Hughes and Jesper Bratt to extend the lead to 2-0 before the intermission.

The Devils continued applying pressure in the third period. Hischier pushed the advantage to 3-0 at 9:49, assisted once more by Jack Hughes and Jesper Bratt. Connor Brown capped the scoring at 17:23 with help from Cody Glass, sealing the 4-0 final score and improving the Devils' record to 12-5-0.

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How the Prediction Fared

✓ Favorite Won

Before puck drop, DraftKings favored the New Jersey Devils (-162, 62% implied) over the Toronto Maple Leafs.

✓ Model Hit

SportsFBI's model, locked before puck drop, favored the New Jersey Devils (62% confidence). It gave a 34% chance of a 3+ goal margin; the game was decided by 4 goals.

💵 Betting Result FanDuel closing line

Puck line · NJD -1.5 NJD covered Won by 4
Total · 6.5 Under 4 combined
Moneyline NJD -162 · TOR +134 NJD favored
Line movementOpening line → close
Puck line (TOR) +1.5+1.5 No move
Total 6.56.5 No move
Moneyline (TOR) +108+134 +26

Standouts

Top Scorer · NJD
2 G, 0 A, 2 PTS, 5 SOG · 18:35 TOI
Goals · NJD
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 1 SOG · 17:52 TOI
Season highs
Timo Meier · Season-high 2 goals

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

NJD 4 largest lead P3 17:23 (NJD 4, TOR 0) · 4-0 run, P2 8:28–P3 17:23
TOR 0 largest lead Never led
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 0 times
Scoring summary
  • P2 8:28 Timo Meier (Declan Chisholm, Nico Hischier) NJD · snap shot · NJD 1, TOR 0
  • P2 12:44 Timo Meier (Jack Hughes, Jesper Bratt) NJD · tip-in shot · NJD 2, TOR 0
  • P3 9:49 Nico Hischier (Jack Hughes, Jesper Bratt) NJD · Power play · snap shot · NJD 3, TOR 0
  • P3 17:23 Connor Brown (Cody Glass) NJD · Empty net · wrist shot · NJD 4, TOR 0

Linescore

123 T
NJD 022 4
TOR 000 0

Shots on goal: NJD 29, TOR 21

📋 Team Stats

NJDTOR
29Shots on goal23
46Shot attempts52
32Faceoff wins23
13Hits28
10Blocked shots8
1Power-play goals0
3Takeaways7
16Giveaways17
2Penalty minutes8
100.0%Save %89.3%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
NJD713929
TOR76922

🎯 Shot Map

New Jersey Devils4 G · 35 attempts
Luke Hughes: missed the netJack Hughes: saved (wrist)Evan Rodrigues: saved (slap)Dougie Hamilton: missed the netJesper Boqvist: saved (slap)Jesper Bratt: saved (wrist)Jesper Bratt: saved (wrist)Luke Hughes: saved (wrist)Timo Meier: saved (wrist)Jesper Bratt: saved (wrist)Luke Evangelista: saved (wrist)Amadeus Lombardi: saved (wrist)Jonas Siegenthaler: missed the netAmadeus Lombardi: saved (wrist)Dougie Hamilton: saved (snap)Timo Meier: goal (snap)Timo Meier: missed the netTimo Meier: saved (wrist)Evan Rodrigues: saved (wrist)Timo Meier: goal (tip-in)Evan Rodrigues: saved (wrist)Luke Hughes: saved (slap)Luke Hughes: saved (slap)Connor Brown: saved (wrist)Luke Evangelista: saved (snap)Jack Hughes: saved (wrist)Evan Rodrigues: saved (tip-in)Evan Rodrigues: missed the netCody Glass: missed the netJack Hughes: saved (wrist)Nico Hischier: goal (snap)Luke Evangelista: saved (wrist)Timo Meier: saved (tip-in)Jesper Bratt: saved (wrist)Connor Brown: goal (wrist)
  • 4Goals11% of attempts
  • 25Saved71% of attempts
  • 6Missed the net17% of attempts
Toronto Maple Leafs0 G · 42 attempts
Easton Cowan: missed the netWilliam Nylander: missed the netEaston Cowan: saved (backhand)Darren Raddysh: missed the netAuston Matthews: saved (wrap-around)Easton Cowan: missed the netNick Paul: saved (tip-in)Dakota Mermis: saved (backhand)Darren Raddysh: saved (slap)Jake McCabe: missed the netVinni Lettieri: missed the netDakota Joshua: saved (snap)Vinni Lettieri: missed the netTeddy Blueger: missed the netTroy Stecher: saved (wrist)Jake McCabe: saved (wrist)Auston Matthews: missed the netDakota Mermis: saved (wrist)Dakota Mermis: missed the netBrandon Duhaime: missed the netAuston Matthews: saved (deflected)Darren Raddysh: missed the netGavin McKenna: missed the netVinni Lettieri: saved (wrist)Darren Raddysh: saved (wrist)Auston Matthews: saved (wrist)John Tavares: missed the netOliver Ekman-Larsson: missed the netTroy Stecher: missed the netTeddy Blueger: saved (tip-in)William Nylander: saved (wrist)Brandon Duhaime: saved (wrist)Auston Matthews: saved (wrist)Darren Raddysh: missed the netWilliam Nylander: saved (wrist)Nick Paul: saved (wrist)Brandon Duhaime: missed the netWilliam Nylander: saved (wrist)Darren Raddysh: missed the netTeddy Blueger: saved (backhand)Nick Paul: missed the netTeddy Blueger: saved (wrist)
  • 0Goals0% of attempts
  • 22Saved52% of attempts
  • 20Missed the net48% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

NJD skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Timo Meier R 202+251118:35
Nico Hischier C 112+110217:52
Jack Hughes C 022+130020:06
Jesper Bratt L 022+140015:52
Connor Brown R 101+121017:29
Cody Glass C 011+103013:33
Declan Chisholm D 011+100010:07
Brett Pesce D 000+200021:33
Luke Hughes D 000+130121:30
Jonas Siegenthaler D 000+101120:31
Dougie Hamilton D 000013418:51
Luke Evangelista R 000+130017:01
Amadeus Lombardi C 000020015:38
Evan Rodrigues C 000040015:07
Jesper Boqvist C 000012014:25
Arseny Gritsyuk R 000000013:38
Johnathan Kovacevic D 000+100011:39
Brenden Dillon D 000002109:33
NJD goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Connor Hellebuyck — 2121100.0059:00
TOR skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Darren Raddysh D 000-322025:05
Jake McCabe D 000-111022:11
Oliver Ekman-Larsson D 000-104120:06
Troy Stecher D 000010119:53
Auston Matthews C 000-142019:30
John Tavares C 000-301117:32
Gavin McKenna L 000-300017:22
Easton Cowan R 000014017:12
William Nylander R 000-232016:51
Nick Paul L 000023116:22
Cole McWard D 000001215:11
Teddy Blueger C 000020014:40
Dakota Mermis D 000020114:21
Brandon Duhaime L 000013112:51
Dakota Joshua C 000013011:16
Zack MacEwen R 000001010:19
Colton Sissons C 000-100009:55
Vinni Lettieri C 000011008:30
TOR goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Anthony Stolarz — 252889.3357:45

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2026-27 season series NJD 1 – 0 TOR
Last 4 meetings · since 2025-26 NJD 3 – 1 TOR
Previous meetingsOpen the recap
After this game
New Jersey Devils 13-5-0 W5 L10 9-1-0 Next game: @ WPG · Tue, Nov 10
Toronto Maple Leafs 8-9-2 L3 L10 5-5-0 Next game: vs COL · Tue, Nov 10

🔍 Key Suspects Results

4 of 13 graded picks hit. Pushes and voided picks are not counted.

NJD — Away
Timo Meier Timo Meier RW Points · DraftKings 0.5 UNDER MISS Actual 2
Luke Hughes Luke Hughes D Assists · BetMGM 0.5 UNDER HIT Actual 0
Evan Rodrigues Evan Rodrigues C Shots on Goal · DraftKings 1.5 UNDER MISS Actual 4
Luke Evangelista Luke Evangelista RW Shots on Goal · DraftKings 2.5 OVER HIT Actual 3
Arseny Gritsyuk Arseny Gritsyuk RW Shots on Goal · DraftKings 6+ MILESTONE MISS Actual 0
Nico Hischier Nico Hischier C Points · DraftKings 0.5 UNDER MISS Actual 2
Jack Hughes Jack Hughes C Points · BetMGM 1.5 OVER HIT Actual 2
Jesper Bratt Jesper Bratt LW Assists · BetMGM 0.5 OVER HIT Actual 2
Dougie Hamilton Dougie Hamilton D Shots on Goal · DraftKings 2+ MILESTONE MISS Actual 1
TOR — Home
Easton Cowan Easton Cowan RW Shots on Goal · DraftKings 1.5 OVER MISS Actual 1
William Nylander William Nylander RW Goals · FanDuel 0.5 OVER MISS Actual 0
Auston Matthews Auston Matthews C Goals · FanDuel 0.5 OVER MISS Actual 0
John Tavares John Tavares C Points · DraftKings 0.5 OVER MISS Actual 0
Jack Roslovic Jack Roslovic C Assists · DraftKings 0.5 OVER VOID

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