William Nylander scored his second goal of the game at 1:10 of overtime as the Toronto Maple Leafs battled back from 2-1 and 3-2 deficits in the third period to down the New Jersey Devils 4-3 on Thursday.
Auston Matthews had two goals for Toronto (28-16-2), which entered having lost a season-high three straight in regulation. Nylander added an assist for a three-point night. Joseph Woll stopped 21 shots. Mitch Marner and Jake McCabe had two assists each.
Nico Hischier had two power-play goals for New Jersey (26-15-6), while Jack Hughes scored once and had two assists. Jacob Markstrom made 37 saves.
Devils head coach Sheldon Keefe was back at Scotiabank Arena as a visitor for the first time since being fired by the Leafs…