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Toronto Maple Leafs 3, New Jersey Devils 4 (SO) — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Toronto Maple Leafs 3, New Jersey Devils 4 (shootout). Shots on goal: TOR 27, NJD 47. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 TOR 1-1 NJD; P2 TOR 1-1 NJD; P3 TOR 1-1 NJD; OT TOR 0-0 NJD; shootout won by NJD.

Scoring plays: P1 05:26 Matias Maccelli (assists: Dakota Joshua, Simon Benoit) to make it TOR 1-0 NJD; P1 07:55 Timo Meier (assists: Nico Hischier, Dawson Mercer) to make it TOR 1-1 NJD; P2 03:20 William Nylander (assists: Easton Cowan, Auston Matthews) to make it TOR 2-1 NJD; P2 06:06 Arseny Gritsyuk (assists: Jesper Bratt, Nico Hischier) to make it TOR 2-2 NJD; P3 13:50 Matthew Knies (assists: John Tavares, Troy Stecher) to make it TOR 3-2 NJD; P3 17:39 Connor Brown (assists: Arseny Gritsyuk, Luke Hughes) to make it TOR 3-3 NJD. Top skaters: Arseny Gritsyuk (NJD) 1 G, 1 A; Nico Hischier (NJD) 0 G, 2 A; Connor Brown (NJD) 1 G, 0 A; William Nylander (TOR) 1 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): Jacob Markstrom (NJD) 24 saves on 27, decision W; Anthony Stolarz (TOR) 44 saves on 47, decision O.

Standouts

Top Scorer · NJD
Arseny Gritsyuk
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 1 SOG · 17:04 TOI
Goals · NJD
Timo Meier
1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 7 SOG · 19:19 TOI
Goaltending · NJD
Jacob Markstrom
24 saves on 27 shots (.889) · W
Season highs
Anthony Stolarz · Season-high 44 savesConnor Brown · Season-high 6 shots on goal

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

📊 Game Flow

TOR 1 largest lead P1 5:26 (TOR 1, NJD 0)
NJD 0 largest lead Never led
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 3 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 5:26 Matias Maccelli (Dakota Joshua, Simon Benoit) TOR · wrist shot · TOR 1, NJD 0
  • P1 7:55 Timo Meier (Nico Hischier, Dawson Mercer) NJD · snap shot · TOR 1, NJD 1
  • P2 3:20 William Nylander (Easton Cowan, Auston Matthews) TOR · Power play · deflected shot · TOR 2, NJD 1
  • P2 6:06 Arseny Gritsyuk (Jesper Bratt, Nico Hischier) NJD · wrist shot · TOR 2, NJD 2
  • P3 13:50 Matthew Knies (John Tavares, Troy Stecher) TOR · bat shot · TOR 3, NJD 2
  • P3 17:39 Connor Brown (Arseny Gritsyuk, Luke Hughes) NJD · wrist shot · TOR 3, NJD 3

Linescore

123OT SO T
TOR 1110 0 3
NJD 1110 2 4

Shots on goal: TOR 27, NJD 47 · The shootout winner is credited with one goal in the final score.

📋 Team Stats

TORNJD
27Shots on goal47
56Shot attempts81
26Faceoff wins24
16Hits10
13Blocked shots11
1Power-play goals0
6Takeaways7
15Giveaways16
6Penalty minutes6
93.6%Save %88.9%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3OTTotal
TOR1195227
NJD141614347

🎯 Shot Map

Toronto Maple Leafs3 G · 40 attempts
Auston Matthews: missed the netNicolas Roy: saved (wrist)Simon Benoit: saved (wrist)Matias Maccelli: saved (wrist)Morgan Rielly: missed the netWilliam Nylander: saved (wrist)Troy Stecher: missed the netMatias Maccelli: goal (wrist)Calle Jarnkrok: missed the netTroy Stecher: saved (slap)Nick Robertson: missed the netAuston Matthews: saved (backhand)Auston Matthews: saved (slap)John Tavares: saved (wrist)Steven Lorentz: saved (wrist)Brandon Carlo: saved (backhand)Troy Stecher: saved (wrist)Auston Matthews: saved (wrist)John Tavares: saved (wrist)Matthew Knies: missed the netWilliam Nylander: goal (deflected)Matthew Knies: saved (slap)Matias Maccelli: saved (tip-in)Auston Matthews: saved (wrist)Philippe Myers: saved (wrist)John Tavares: missed the netTroy Stecher: missed the netMorgan Rielly: saved (wrist)Auston Matthews: saved (wrist)Simon Benoit: missed the netJohn Tavares: saved (wrist)Matthew Knies: goal (bat)Nick Robertson: missed the netDakota Joshua: saved (wrist)Nick Robertson: saved (backhand)Dakota Joshua: missed the netMatias Maccelli: missed the netAuston Matthews: saved (backhand)Auston Matthews: missed the netJohn Tavares: saved (backhand)
  • 3Goals8% of attempts
  • 24Saved60% of attempts
  • 13Missed the net33% of attempts
New Jersey Devils3 G · 68 attempts
Johnathan Kovacevic: saved (wrist)Luke Hughes: saved (wrist)Luke Hughes: saved (wrist)Timo Meier: saved (snap)Dougie Hamilton: missed the netDawson Mercer: saved (deflected)Timo Meier: goal (snap)Jesper Bratt: saved (backhand)Jesper Bratt: saved (wrist)Maxim Tsyplakov: saved (tip-in)Timo Meier: saved (snap)Timo Meier: saved (wrist)Nico Hischier: missed the netBrenden Dillon: saved (slap)Dawson Mercer: missed the netTimo Meier: saved (tip-in)Jack Hughes: saved (snap)Dougie Hamilton: saved (wrist)Cody Glass: saved (wrist)Nico Hischier: saved (snap)Nico Hischier: saved (wrist)Arseny Gritsyuk: goal (wrist)Timo Meier: missed the netMaxim Tsyplakov: saved (wrist)Dougie Hamilton: missed the netPaul Cotter: missed the netConnor Brown: saved (tip-in)Connor Brown: saved (backhand)Jack Hughes: saved (snap)Luke Hughes: saved (wrist)Nico Hischier: saved (wrist)Nico Hischier: saved (backhand)Dawson Mercer: missed the netJesper Bratt: saved (wrist)Dawson Mercer: saved (wrist)Lenni Hameenaho: missed the netNico Hischier: saved (tip-in)Connor Brown: saved (backhand)Jonas Siegenthaler: missed the netConnor Brown: saved (wrist)Jesper Bratt: saved (wrist)Luke Hughes: missed the netDougie Hamilton: saved (wrist)Connor Brown: saved (wrist)Lenni Hameenaho: saved (wrist)Jonas Siegenthaler: missed the netDougie Hamilton: missed the netJonas Siegenthaler: saved (poke)Luke Hughes: missed the netSimon Nemec: missed the netLuke Hughes: saved (wrist)Dawson Mercer: saved (deflected)Timo Meier: missed the netDawson Mercer: saved (wrap-around)Timo Meier: saved (wrist)Cody Glass: missed the netJack Hughes: saved (snap)Jonas Siegenthaler: missed the netJack Hughes: saved (wrist)Cody Glass: saved (deflected)Cody Glass: missed the netLuke Hughes: missed the netConnor Brown: goal (wrist)Arseny Gritsyuk: missed the netJack Hughes: saved (wrist)Timo Meier: saved (backhand)Paul Cotter: missed the netDougie Hamilton: saved (wrist)
  • 3Goals4% of attempts
  • 44Saved65% of attempts
  • 21Missed the net31% of attempts

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

🏒 Box Score

TOR skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
William Nylander R 101-120022:51
Matias Maccelli L 101030016:22
Matthew Knies L 101+121215:48
Auston Matthews C 011-161224:57
Troy Stecher D 011-121020:45
Simon Benoit D 011-211117:14
Easton Cowan R 011-200017:03
John Tavares C 011041216:45
Dakota Joshua C 011+113111:19
Jake McCabe D 000-200126:28
Morgan Rielly D 000+210222:35
Nicolas Roy C 000010017:55
Brandon Carlo D 000+113217:23
Max Domi C 000000015:25
Philippe Myers D 000011014:58
Calle Jarnkrok C 000002012:18
Nick Robertson L 000-110010:33
Steven Lorentz C 000012008:21
TOR goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Anthony Stolarz O 444793.6365:00
NJD skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Arseny Gritsyuk R 112+110017:04
Nico Hischier C 022+151024:17
Timo Meier R 101+170219:19
Connor Brown R 101060017:16
Luke Hughes D 011+241122:11
Jesper Bratt L 011+141020:31
Dawson Mercer C 011+140018:49
Dougie Hamilton D 000031127:15
Jack Hughes C 000050022:44
Jonas Siegenthaler D 000-111120:34
Simon Nemec D 000+100318:53
Brenden Dillon D 000012316:21
Johnathan Kovacevic D 000010015:51
Cody Glass C 000+121014:36
Lenni Hameenaho R 000-111010:39
Nick Bjugstad C 000-100008:33
Paul Cotter L 000-101007:16
Maxim Tsyplakov R 000020006:52
NJD goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Jacob Markstrom W 242788.9365:00

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

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