According to sources, Timo Meier scored a goal for New Jersey against Toronto, and Nico Hischier had two assists for New Jersey against Toronto. Paul Cotter scored the decisive shootout goal for New Jersey against Toronto. This victory follows a 6-3 win over the New York Rangers, where Jack Hughes scored a hat-trick for New Jersey against the Rangers and Nico Hischier scored the decisive goal for New Jersey against the Rangers.
However, the Devils also suffered a 3-0 loss to the Detroit Red Wings, where Moritz Seider scored a goal and had two assists for Detroit against New Jersey, and this was the fifth time this season that Detroit's goaltenders kept a shutout. Overall, New Jersey has four wins and one loss in its last five games, and the New Jersey Devils have four consecutive wins in the NHL. Major media reports that the New Jersey Devils are in third-last place in the Eastern Conference standings, with the Boston Bruins in 8th place having nine more points than New Jersey, and the New Jersey Devils have 20 games remaining in the regular season.
The exact current playoff position and point gap for New Jersey after the Detroit game is not known, and specific injuries or roster changes affecting New Jersey's performance are unclear. New Jersey's next opponent is the New York Rangers on March 7 at 21:00 in Prudential Center, while Toronto's next opponent is the New York Rangers away on March 6 at 01:00, and Detroit's next opponent is Florida away at the same time.