Maple Leafs score six against Devils, win third in row
Tavares gets ninth, Johnsson has first for Toronto
via NHL.com
Six players scored for the Toronto Maple Leafs in a 6-1 win against the New Jersey Devils at Scotiabank Arena on Friday.
“The more you can spread out the scoring, the better,” Toronto forward Patrick Marleau said. “I think guys are starting to feel better about themselves, and we’re scoring the right way by playing the system, so we just want to build off that.”
Morgan Rielly and Nazem Kadri each had a goal and an assist; John Tavares, Connor Brown, Andreas Johnsson and Tyler Ennis scored; and Par Lindholm and Ron Hainsey each had two assists for the Maple Leafs (11-5-0), who have won three in a row outscoring their opponents 14-2. Frederik Andersen made 38 saves.
“I thought it was a great win,” Ennis said. “Everybody from the defense to all four lines to Freddie, everyone contributed. It was a solid 60 minutes.”
Travis Zajac scored, and Keith Kinkaid made 26 saves for the Devils (6-7-1), who have allowed 13 goals in their past two games and are 2-7-1 after winning four straight to start the season.
“It’s tough,” Devils forward Brian Boyle said. “6-1 is 6-1, so it’s really disappointing, but we have to right the ship here very soon. We have a group in here that certainly cares a lot, that’s never an issue. We have character in here, that’s never an issue. We need to trust that.”
A little Friday fun to kick off the weekend.
Here are tonight’s @OntarioLottery Game Winning Numbers from a 6-1 victory over New Jersey.#LeafsForever #That649Feeling pic.twitter.com/MzjWqJAsPc
— Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) November 10, 2018
Morgan Rielly became the sixth different defenseman in @MapleLeafs franchise history to score at least seven goals through the team’s first 16 games of a season. #NHLStats pic.twitter.com/WheKkaMpv3
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) November 10, 2018
A bear hug before hitting the road. #LeafsForever pic.twitter.com/JIiP8jQIdE
— Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) November 10, 2018
Before puck drop tonight, members of the @HockeyHallFame Class of 2018 were recognized in a special ceremony. pic.twitter.com/s1FSZTs53y
— Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) November 10, 2018