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Devils Beat Maple Leafs 4-0 as Meier Scores Twice and Hellebuyck Records Shutout

Timo Meier scored two second period goals and Connor Hellebuyck made 21 saves for his first shutout as a Devil in a 4-0 win in Toronto on Sunday night.

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Devils Beat Maple Leafs 4-0 as Meier Scores Twice and Hellebuyck Records Shutout

Key points

  • The New Jersey Devils beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-0 on Sunday, November 8, 2026, at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto.
  • After a scoreless first period, Meier opened the scoring at 8:28 of the second period with a snap shot, set up by Declan Chisholm and Nico Hischier.
  • Toronto had no answer in front of a short bench.

The New Jersey Devils beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-0 on Sunday, November 8, 2026, at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto. Timo Meier scored twice in the second period and Connor Hellebuyck stopped every shot he faced as New Jersey won its fifth game in a row.

Meier breaks the game open

After a scoreless first period, Meier opened the scoring at 8:28 of the second period with a snap shot, set up by Declan Chisholm and Nico Hischier. He scored again at 12:44 of the second, tipping in a play created by Jack Hughes and Jesper Bratt. The two goals in just over four minutes gave New Jersey full control of a game Toronto never got back into.

Toronto had no answer in front of a short bench. Jack Roslovic was a late scratch and is day to day with a lower body injury. Colton Sissons left the game after two periods with a lower body injury. Morgan Rielly and Chris Tanev both missed the game as well, and the home side finished with only 21 shots.

Hischier and Brown finish it

Oliver Ekman-Larsson took a tripping penalty at 8:41 of the third period, and New Jersey used the power play. Hischier scored on a snap shot at 9:49, with Hughes and Bratt picking up the assists. Connor Brown closed the scoring with an empty net goal at 17:23, assisted by Cody Glass.

Meier was given a misconduct penalty with a minute left in the game, long after the result was settled.

Hellebuyck made 21 saves for the shutout, his first as a Devil. Anthony Stolarz stopped 25 shots for Toronto. New Jersey outshot Toronto 29-21. The win lifted the Devils to 12-5-0. TSN reported Toronto at 8-9-2 after the loss, a difficult night for a team missing regulars at both ends of the ice.

The shape of the game never changed after Meier scored twice. New Jersey led the shot count, protected the middle of the ice and forced Toronto to chase from the second period on. Every Toronto push ended with Hellebuyck in position, and the Devils added to the lead instead of sitting back. For a road team playing a division rival, it was a clean and complete performance, built on two quick goals and steady goaltending over the full sixty minutes.

Timeline

  1. Nov 8, 2026Meier scores at 8:28 and 12:44 of the second period to give New Jersey a 2-0 lead.
  2. Nov 8, 2026Hischier scores a power play goal at 9:49 of the third period and Brown adds an empty net goal at 17:23.
  3. Nov 8, 2026Hellebuyck finishes with 21 saves and a 4-0 shutout as New Jersey wins its fifth game in a row.

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