And with six seconds left in Saturday’s game, trailing the Flyers 2-1 and an extra attacker on the ice, he whiffed again. The Flyers easily gathered the loose puck Hughes failed to connect with twice and scored an empty net goal to end the Devils’ last chance at forcing overtime.
The Devils have only lost twice this season when leading after two periods (21-0-2). And both of those losses are to the Toronto Maple Leafs in overtime, including a 4-3 setback at Scotiebank Arena Thursday night.
Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen did his part in his team's Wild Card win over the Denver Broncos. It appears he walked into Highmark Stadium plenty motivated to do just that. The Bills (13-4) went on to take the 31-7 final over the Broncos (10-7). Allen and Bu
Three-point night for top-10 scorer
The Toronto Maple Leafs earned a 4-3 victory over the Devils, with William Nylander scoring in extra time to seal his team's third victory over New Jersey in 2024-25.
Devils center Jack Hughes, who took blame for their overtime loss to the Rangers on Thursday night to end a road trip where they went 1-4-1, made up for his costly turnovers. He drew a tripping penalty two minutes into overtime to give the Devils the break they needed to stop their slump.
The ice at Scotiabank Arena was a battleground on Thursday night, January 16th, as the Maple Leafs and Devils engaged in a back-and-forth thriller. Ultimately, it was Toronto who emerged victorious in overtime,
Stefan Noesen scored a power-play goal in overtime and Jacob Markstrom made 23 saves as the New Jersey Devils defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2.
On the ice, New Jersey Devils star forward Jack Hughes is a magician. The 23-year-old can turn a game on its head and, on most nights, plays must-see hockey. Off the ice, Hughes enjoys joking around with his teammates and is direct and minimalistic when handling his media availabilities.
After falling in overtime to Dallas in their previous game, the Rangers came through with a much-needed 3-2 win in overtime over the Devils.
Matthews and Nylander both scored two goals as Toronto battled back from 2-1 and 3-2 deficits in the third period to beat New Jersey 4-3.
In the last meeting of the season between the New Jersey Devils and Toronto Maple Leafs, it was the first time head coach Sheldon Keefe would return to Toronto since last season.