nhl Game Recap
New Jersey Falls 5-4 to Maple Leafs - Recap
The Maple Leafs earned a 5-4 victory over the Devils on Friday at Prudential Center.
Toronto won as a -167 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 6.0 were rewarded at the payout window.
Toronto got goals from Kasperi Kapanen, William Nylander, John Tavares, Ilya Mikheyev, and Zach Hyman in the victory. Hyman opened the scoring at 16:56 of the first period.
Michael Hutchinson stopped 24 of 28 New Jersey shots in the victory.
Nico Hischier, Nikita Gusev, Kyle Palmieri, and Jesper Bratt scored for the Devils, finding the net behind Michael Hutchinson.
New Jersey got a 32-stop effort from MacKenzie Blackwood in the loss.
Toronto scored 2 times on 4 chances on the power play, while New Jersey went 1-for-3 with the man advantage.
New Jersey lost the shots on goal battle to Toronto by a margin of 37-28.
Toronto heads into a battle against the Rangers. New Jersey, meanwhile, will have their next action against Ottawa.