Toronto Maple Leafs vs New Jersey Devils

Regular season · Wednesday, March 4, 2026 · Prudential Center

TorontoMaple LeafsAway

3–4

Final/SO

SOG 27–47

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Game summary

The New Jersey Devils beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3 in a shootout on Wednesday, March 4, 2026 at Prudential Center. The Devils outshot the Maple Leafs 47-27.

Goals came from Matias Maccelli, Timo Meier, William Nylander, Arseny Gritsyuk, Matthew Knies and Connor Brown.

Jacob Markstrom made 24 saves on 27 shots for the win; Anthony Stolarz stopped 44 of 47.

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	SO	T	SOG
TOR	1	1	1	0	0	3	27
NJD	1	1	1	0	1	4	47

Three stars

Scoring

1st period

Matias Maccelli (11)Dakota Joshua (5), Simon Benoit (4)Siegenthaler 1:02 into shift1–005:26 TOR
Timo Meier (17)Nico Hischier (24), Dawson Mercer (18)McCabe 1:37 into shift1–107:55 NJD

2nd period

William Nylander (21)Easton Cowan (11), Auston Matthews (26)2–103:20 TOR · PPG
Arseny Gritsyuk (11)Jesper Bratt (32), Nico Hischier (25)2–206:06 NJD

3rd period

Matthew Knies (16)John Tavares (29), Troy Stecher (9)3–213:50 TOR
Connor Brown (11)Arseny Gritsyuk (15), Luke Hughes (23)3–317:39 NJD

SO period

Paul CotterUnassisted3–400:00 NJD

Tired legs

Seconds into the shift for every skater on the ice at each goal. Taller bar, longer shift.

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1:37

1–1 · 1st 7:55 · Meier. McCabe was 1:37 into his shift when it went in.

GoalTOR on iceNJD on iceDefenders’ longest

1–0 TOR

1st 5:26 · Maccelli

Long shift: Siegenthaler 1:02

Long shiftSiegenthaler 1:02

1–1 NJD

1st 7:55 · Meier

Stuck out there: McCabe 1:37

Stuck out thereMcCabe 1:37

2–1 TOR

2nd 3:20 · PP · Nylander

Hamilton 0:03

Fresh legsHamilton 0:03

2–2 NJD

2nd 6:06 · Gritsyuk

Domi 0:43

NormalDomi 0:43

3–2 TOR

3rd 13:50 · Knies

Gritsyuk 0:37

Fresh legsGritsyuk 0:37

3–3 NJD

3rd 17:39 · Brown

Cowan 0:51

NormalCowan 0:51

Hover or tap a bar for the skater.

Across the league. Share of 5v5 unblocked shots that went in, by how far into his shift the defending team’s longest-serving skater was (2025–26).

3.9%

5.8%

6.5%

7.1%

7.3%

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1.9×

Shots against a skater 80s+ into his shift go in 1.9 times as often as against fresh legs (7.3% vs 3.9%).

30%

of 5v5 goals came with a defender 60s+ into his shift.

Team stats

TORNJD

27Shots on goal47

52%Faceoff %48%

1/3Power play0/3

6Penalty minutes6

16Hits10

13Blocked shots11

16Giveaways18

6Takeaways7

Penalties

1st 16:16Cody Glass · slashing2 min
2nd 01:21Johnathan Kovacevic · closing hand on puck2 min
2nd 03:50Brenden Dillon · cross checking2 min
2nd 09:11Brandon Carlo · cross checking2 min
2nd 11:36Philippe Myers · interference2 min
2nd 18:40Dakota Joshua · hooking2 min

Season series

Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs skaters

23Matthew KniesL	1	0	1	+1	2	1	2	0	–	15:48
34Auston MatthewsC	0	1	1	-1	6	1	2	0	33	24:57
53Easton CowanR	0	1	1	-2	0	0	0	0	–	17:03
63Matias MaccelliL	1	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	–	16:22
81Dakota JoshuaC	0	1	1	+1	1	3	1	2	–	11:19
88William NylanderR	1	0	1	-1	2	0	0	0	–	22:51
91John TavaresC	0	1	1	0	4	1	2	0	56	16:45
2Simon BenoitD	0	1	1	-2	1	1	1	0	–	17:14
28Troy StecherD	0	1	1	-1	2	1	0	0	–	20:45
11Max DomiC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100	15:25
18Steven LorentzC	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	–	08:21
19Calle JarnkrokC	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	–	12:18
55Nicolas RoyC	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	71	17:55
89Nick RobertsonL	0	0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	–	10:33
22Jake McCabeD	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	0	–	26:28
25Brandon CarloD	0	0	0	+1	1	3	2	2	–	17:23
44Morgan RiellyD	0	0	0	+2	1	0	2	0	–	22:35
51Philippe MyersD	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	–	14:58

Toronto Maple Leafs goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
41Anthony StolarzG	O	47	44	3	.936	65:00
60Joseph WollG		0	0	0	–	00:00

New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils skaters

13Nico HischierC	0	2	2	+1	5	1	0	0	64	24:17
81Arseny GritsyukR	1	1	2	+1	1	0	0	0	–	17:04
16Connor BrownR	1	0	1	0	6	0	0	0	–	17:16
28Timo MeierR	1	0	1	+1	7	0	2	0	–	19:19
63Jesper BrattL	0	1	1	+1	4	1	0	0	–	20:31
91Dawson MercerC	0	1	1	+1	4	0	0	0	–	18:49
43Luke HughesD	0	1	1	+2	4	1	1	0	–	22:11
12Cody GlassC	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0	2	44	14:36
29Lenni HameenahoR	0	0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	–	10:39
42Maxim TsyplakovR	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	–	06:52
47Paul CotterL	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	–	07:16
72Nick BjugstadC	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	–	08:33
86Jack HughesC	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	43	22:44
5Brenden DillonD	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	2	–	16:21
7Dougie HamiltonD	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	0	–	27:15
8Johnathan KovacevicD	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	–	15:51
17Simon NemecD	0	0	0	+1	0	0	3	0	–	18:53
71Jonas SiegenthalerD	0	0	0	-1	1	1	1	0	–	20:34

New Jersey Devils goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
25Jacob MarkstromG	W	27	24	3	.889	65:00
34Jake AllenG		0	0	0	–	00:00