Leafs end Devils team record-tying 13-game run

The Toronto Maple Leafs snapped New Jersey's 13-game winning streak connected Wednesday night, 2-1, leaving the Devils 1 triumph shy of a franchise record.

John Tavares and Pontus Holmberg had first-period goals for the Leafs. Dougie Hamilton had the Devils' lone extremity with 5:08 near successful the 3rd period. Toronto goalie Matt Murray made 34 saves and was the beneficiary of 3 New Jersey goals that were disallowed -- the 3rd of which caused fans to litter the crystal successful protestation successful the 3rd period, forcing the Leafs to concisely retreat to the locker country area.

The Devils tied a franchise grounds with 13 consecutive wins erstwhile they defeated the Edmonton Oilers connected Monday night. New Jersey antecedently won 13 consecutive games from Feb. 16 to March 23, 2001. The existent streak started Oct. 25 and fueled New Jersey's stunning surge to the apical of the Metropolitan Division (16-4-0) aft finishing 28th successful the NHL past season.

Wednesday's crippled was marred by a hold successful the 3rd play erstwhile fans successful New Jersey littered the crystal pursuing the 3rd lawsuit successful which a Devils extremity was disallowed.

The Devils failed connected a coach's situation for goalie interference successful the archetypal period, arsenic the NHL Situation Room ruled that guardant Nathan Bastian "had a important beingness successful the crease which impaired Matt Murray's quality to play his position." Another extremity was disallowed erstwhile it was ruled that Devils guardant Tomas Tatar made incidental interaction with Murray anterior to the puck entering the net.

The infinitesimal that caused the third-period hold was an evident extremity by the Devils' Eric Haula that was waved disconnected due to the fact that helium kicked the puck disconnected of Leafs guardant Nick Robertson. Toronto's players and coaches near the crystal and their seat arsenic fans tossed garbage successful protest, adjacent arsenic Devils players signaled for them to stop.

Hamilton's extremity successful the 3rd play turned that choler into cheers, giving the Devils precocious momentum. But they couldn't get the equalizer and their epic winning streak was stopped 1 triumph abbreviated of a franchise record.