Toronto Maple Leafs at New Jersey Devils
· National Hockey League
Cotter and Bratt score in shootout after Brown forces OT in Devils' 4-3 win over Maple Leafs
Timo Meier and and Arseny Gritsyuk also scored in regulation for the Devils, who have won three in a row and improved to 25-8-1 when scoring at least three goals. Jacob Markstrom made 24 saves.
William Nylander, Matias Maccelli and Matthew Knies had goals for the Maple Leafs, who haven't won since beating the Edmonton Oilers 5-2 on Feb. 3 — their last game before the Olympic break. Anthony Stolarz made 44 saves.
Cotter put a backhander past Stolarz to start the shootout for the Devils. After Nylander's wrister was stopped, Bratt also scored on a backhander to put New Jersey up 2-0 in the shootout. Auston Matthews' wrist shot was then stopped by Markstrom, giving the Devils the victory.
With the game tied at 2 in the third period, Knies batted in the rebound of John Tavares' shot past Markstrom to put Toronto ahead with 6:10 left.
Brown took a pass from Gritsyuk on a rush toward the net and roofed a quick shot in tight past Stolarz to tie it at 3 with 2:21 remaining.
The Devils outshot the Maple Leafs 47 to 27 in regulation.
New Jersey was without defenseman Brett Pesce, who suffered a lower-body injury against Florida on Tuesday night.
Devils: Host the Rangers on Saturday.
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Regular Season SeriesNJ wins series 2-1
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 5:26 | Matias Maccelli Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: Dakota Joshua (5), Simon Benoit (4) |
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Goal | 1st Period 7:55 | Timo Meier Goal (17) Snap Shot, assists: Nico Hischier (24), Dawson Mercer (18) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 3:20 | William Nylander Goal (21) Deflected, assists: Easton Cowan (11), Auston Matthews (26) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 6:06 | Arseny Gritsyuk Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: Jesper Bratt (32), Nico Hischier (25) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 13:50 | Matthew Knies Goal (16) Batted, assists: John Tavares (29), Troy Stecher (9) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 17:39 | Connor Brown Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: Arseny Gritsyuk (15), Luke Hughes (23) |
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Goal | 5 0:00 | Paul Cotter Goal Backhand |
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Goal | 5 0:00 | Jesper Bratt Goal Backhand |
Statistics
 TOR |
 NJ |
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|---|---|---|
| 13 | Blocked Shots | 11 |
| 16 | Hits | 10 |
| 6 | Takeaways | 7 |
| 27 | Shots | 47 |
| 1 | Power Play Goals | 0 |
| 3 | Power Play Opportunities | 3 |
| 33.3 | Power Play Percentage | 0.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 26 | Faceoffs Won | 24 |
| 52.0 | Faceoff Win Percent | 48.0 |
| 16 | Giveaways | 18 |
| 3 | Total Penalties | 3 |
| 6 | Penalty Minutes | 6 |
New Jersey Devils Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Jonas Siegenthaler, D | Out | May 4 |
| Brett Pesce, D | Injured Reserve | Apr 13 |
| Jacob Markstrom, G | Out | Apr 10 |
| Luke Hughes, D | Out | Apr 9 |
| Arseny Gritsyuk, RW | Out | Apr 2 |
Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Max Domi, C | Out | May 25 |
| Anthony Stolarz, G | Out | Apr 16 |
| Calle Jarnkrok, C | Out | Apr 15 |
| Dakota Joshua, C | Out | Apr 11 |
| Brandon Carlo, D | Out | Apr 11 |
Game Information
Prudential Center
Location: Newark, NJ
Attendance: 16,186 | Capacity:
Location: Newark, NJ
Attendance: 16,186 | Capacity:
2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Carolina |
7 | 22 | 113 | 53 |
 Pittsburgh |
16 | 25 | 98 | 41 |
 Philadelphia |
12 | 27 | 98 | 43 |
 Washington |
9 | 30 | 95 | 43 |
 Columbus |
12 | 30 | 92 | 40 |
 NY Islanders |
5 | 34 | 91 | 43 |
 New Jersey |
3 | 37 | 87 | 42 |
 NY Rangers |
9 | 39 | 77 | 34 |