NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The Toronto Maple Leafs have had their way with the New Jersey Devils in recent years.
Mostly, they've won with talent. Auston Matthews and company did it with grit on Tuesday night to finish off a tough five-game trip.
Matthews scored on a power play with 2:53 remaining and the Maple Leafs tallied twice in the final five minutes to beat the Devils 4-3 behind a 30-save performance by Ilya Samsonov.
“Even when they got the lead there later in the third, just battling and staying with it, some big saves by Sammy and I thought our D made some big plays, especially at the end with the 6-on-5 there,” Matthews said.