Timo Meier scored twice, including the winner, as the New Jersey Devils shut out the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-0 on Sunday night at Scotiabank Arena.
Meier opened the scoring at 8:28 of the second period, with assists from Declan Chisholm and Nico Hischier. Meier made it 2-0 at 12:44 of the second period. Hischier made it 3-0 on the power play at 9:49 of the third period. Connor Brown made it 4-0 into an empty net at 17:23 of the third period.
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For New Jersey, Meier had two goals, Hischier had a goal and an assist, Jack Hughes had two assists, Brown scored, and Connor Hellebuyck stopped 23 of 23 shots.
For Toronto, Anthony Stolarz stopped 25 of 28 shots.
New Jersey outshot Toronto 29-23. New Jersey went 1 for 3 on the power play, and Toronto went 0 for 0. The Devils moved to 13-5-0. The Maple Leafs dropped to 8-9-2.
The Devils sit third in the Eastern Conference and have won five straight. The Maple Leafs are 10th in the Eastern Conference and have lost three straight.
The Devils are back in action when they visit the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday, Nov. 10, at 7:00 p.m. ET. The Maple Leafs next host the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday, Nov. 10, at 7:00 p.m. ET.
