Connor Hellebuyck made 23 saves for his first New Jersey shutout as the Devils beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-0.
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Connor Hellebuyck made 23 saves for his first shutout with the New Jersey Devils as New Jersey defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-0 on Sunday night.
Timo Meier scored twice for the Devils (13-5-0), while Nico Hischier added a goal and an assist and Connor Brown scored into an empty net.
Jack Hughes and Jesper Bratt recorded two assists each for New Jersey.
Anthony Stolarz stopped 25 shots for Toronto (8-9-2).
New Jersey took a 1-0 lead at 8:28 of the second period when Meier was left alone in front after a faceoff in the offensive zone.
Meier doubled the visitors’ advantage at 12:44 when a Hughes shot deflected off Meier and beat Stolarz.
Hischier made it 3-0 on a power play at 9:49 of the third period, and Brown added the final goal into the empty net.
Before the puck drop, the Hockey Hall of Fame’s class of 2026 was honoured, with Carey Price, Patrice Bergeron, Pekka Rinne, Keith Tkachuk and Cindy Curley set to be enshrined in the player category Monday and Brian Burke entering as a builder.
For Toronto, veteran defencemen Morgan Rielly (lower-body injury) and Chris Tanev (maintenance) both sat out, and Jack Roslovic was a late scratch with a lower-body injury despite taking part in warm-ups; Colton Sissons also didn’t return after the second with the same designation.
For New Jersey, Hellebuyck will return to Winnipeg to face the Jets on Tuesday.
The Maple Leafs next host the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday.
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