One-goal night: New Jersey Devils slip past Toronto Maple Leafs

That brings us to the end of a first period — New Jersey Devils 2, Toronto Maple Leafs 1. Shots were even at 8 apiece, with territorial pressure staying roughly even.

Frank Nazar opened the scoring for Toronto Maple Leafs at 0:10, Jordan Eberle tied it for New Jersey Devils at 0:46, and Nico Hischier put New Jersey Devils in front at 1:52.

Darcy Kuemper was under siege with 7 highlighted stops.

On the power play, New Jersey Devils went 0-for-1 while Toronto Maple Leafs went 0-for-1.

New Jersey Devils owned the last five minutes and carried the momentum into the break.

That brings us to the end of a second period — New Jersey Devils 1, Toronto Maple Leafs 0. New Jersey Devils edged the shot clock 16-6, and they controlled most of the territorial pressure.

Nico Hischier extended the lead for New Jersey Devils at 13:24.

Thatcher Demko was under siege with 15 highlighted stops.

On the power play, New Jersey Devils went 0-for-2.

New Jersey Devils owned the last five minutes and carried the momentum into the break.

That brings us to the end of a third period — New Jersey Devils 0, Toronto Maple Leafs 1. New Jersey Devils edged the shot clock 12-5, and they controlled most of the territorial pressure.

Zach Aston-Reese cut the deficit for Toronto Maple Leafs at 18:47.

Thatcher Demko was under siege with 12 highlighted stops.

On the power play, Toronto Maple Leafs went 0-for-1.

New Jersey Devils owned the last five minutes and carried the momentum into the break.