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Hellebuyck, Meier lead New Jersey Devils past Toronto Maple Leafs 4-0

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Clipperton, J. (2026, November 9). Hellebuyck, Meier lead New Jersey Devils past Toronto Maple Leafs 4-0. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/leafs/hellebuyck-meier-lead-new-jersey-devils-past-toronto-maple-leafs-4-0/article_4e90fb8c-ea5f-5aea-985b-5d0219ada0f2.html

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-11-09 · by Joshua Clipperton

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Connor Hellebuyck made 23 saves for his first shutout with the New Jersey Devils as they defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-0 in an NHL game on Sunday night. Timo Meier scored twice and Nico Hischier added a goal and an assist, helping the Devils win nine of their last ten games. The Maple Leafs have lost three straight and five of their last six regulation games.
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On November 9, 2026, Connor Hellebuyck led the New Jersey Devils to a 4-0 shutout victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs. Acquired from the Winnipeg Jets last month, Hellebuyck recorded his first shutout with New Jersey and became the first goaltender in franchise history to win each of his first five games with the team. The Devils' Timo Meier scored twice, while Nico Hischier added a goal and an assist. Despite strong performances by both teams' players during pre-game Hockey Hall of Fame ceremonies, the Maple Leafs struggled to generate consistent scoring opportunities against Hellebuyck, who made 23 saves in his dominant performance. This loss extended Toronto's losing streak to three games, with the team sitting at a disappointing 8-9-2 record after only 19 games.

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Maple Leafs Lose to Devils 4-0
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Joshua Clipperton
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Topics

Devils Maple Leafs New Jersey TORONTO the Winnipeg Jets

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Devils ORG · 4× Meier PERSON · 4× New Jersey GPE · 3× Hellebuyck PERSON · 2× Hischier PERSON · 2× Maple Leafs ORG · 2× TORONTO GPE · 2× the Winnipeg Jets ORG · 2× Connor Hellebuyck PERSON · 1× the Toronto Maple Leafs ORG · 1×

Narrative

Jack Roslovic was a late scratch with a lower-body injury despite taking part in warm-ups, while fellow forward Colton Sissons didn’t return after the second with the same designation. Devils: Hellebuyck will return to Winnipeg to face the Jets on Tuesday after demanding a trade that ended with the deal that sent him to New Jersey on Oct. 23.
framing: assertive · carried by 2 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-09
Carey Price, Patrice Bergeron, Pekka Rinne, Keith Tkachuk and Cindy Curley are set to be enshrined in the player category Monday.
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Hellebuyck, Meier lead Devils past Maple Leafs 4-0 · assertive framing
2026-11-09 · Toronto Star
Hellebuyck, Meier lead New Jersey Devils past Toronto Maple Leafs 4-0 · assertive framing

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Connor Hellebuyck made 23 saves for his first shutout with New Jersey as the Devils blanked the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-0 on Sunday night. asserted
Devils → make → night
Timo Meier scored twice for New Jersey (13-5-0), which has won nine of its last 10 games. asserted
which → score → games
Nico Hischier, with a goal and an assist, and Connor Brown, into an empty net, provided the rest of the offence. asserted
Hischier → provide → offence
Jack Hughes and Jesper Bratt chipped in two assists each. asserted
Hughes → chip → assists
Acquired from the Winnipeg Jets last month, Hellebuyck became the first goaltender in franchise history to win each of his first five games with the club. asserted
Hellebuyck → acquire → club
Anthony Stolarz stopped 25 shots for Toronto (8-9-2). asserted
Stolarz → stop → Toronto
The Maple Leafs have lost three straight, and five of their last six in regulation. asserted
Leafs → lose → regulation
Meier gave his team a 1-0 lead at 8:28 of the second period when he was left alone in front after a faceoff in the offensive zone. asserted
he → give → zone
The Devils winger doubled the visitors’ advantage at 12:44 when a Hughes shot deflected off Meier and past Stolarz. asserted
shot → double → Stolarz
Hischier made it 3-0 on a power play at 9:49 of the third before Brown iced it into the empty net. asserted
Brown → make → net
The Hockey Hall of Fame’s class of 2026 was honoured before puck drop. asserted
class → honour → drop
Carey Price, Patrice Bergeron, Pekka Rinne, Keith Tkachuk and Cindy Curley are set to be enshrined in the player category Monday. asserted
Price → set → category
Brian Burke will go in as a builder. asserted
Burke → go → builder
Veteran defencemen Morgan Rielly (lower-body injury) and Chris Tanev (maintenance) both sat out. asserted
Rielly → sit → ?
Jack Roslovic was a late scratch with a lower-body injury despite taking part in warm-ups, while fellow forward Colton Sissons didn’t return after the second with the same designation. Devils: Hellebuyck will return to Winnipeg to face the Jets on Tuesday after demanding a trade that ended with the deal that sent him to New Jersey on Oct. 23. asserted
that → take → Oct.
KEY MOMENT Meier opened the scoring on a set play where he circled from the sideboards into the slot before one-timing a shot home. asserted
he → open → shot
KEY STAT Hischier assisted on Meier’s first goal to become the third Swiss-born player in NHL history with 500 career points, joining Roman Josi (799) and Kevin Fiala (528). asserted
Hischier → assist → Josi
Devils: Visit the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday. asserted
Devils → visit → Tuesday
Maple Leafs: Host the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday. asserted
Leafs → host → Tuesday
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 8, 2026. asserted
report → publish → Press
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