Auston Matthews scored with 2:09 left in overtime to give the Toronto Maple Leafs a 2-1 come-from-behind win over the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday night.
Matthews outskated Devils’ defenceman Brett Pesce, grabbing a loose puck near centre ice in for a breakaway, and beat New Jersey’s Jacob Markstrom on the glove side for his ninth goal of the season.
Pontus Holmberg scored short-handed for Toronto at 10:42 of the third period to tie the game 1-1.
Ondrej Palat gave the Devils a 1-0 lead at 7:16 of the second, scoring off an assist from Jesper Bratt. It was Palat’s first goal since Nov. 12, against Florida, a span of 11 games.
Bratt has 10 points — three goals and seven assists — in New Jersey’s last six games.
Anthony Stolarz stopped 37 shots for the Maple Leafs. Markstrom had 11 saves.
The Devils outshot Toronto 15-1 in the first period, including two shots while short-handed, but failed to score.
Toronto forward Mitch Marner had his road point streak of eight games (four goals, nine assists) stopped. It was the second-longest active run behind Tampa Bay Lightning defenceman Victor Hedman (three goals, 10 assists in 10 games). Marner’s 14-game road point streak last season is the Maple Leafs’ record.
The Leafs will host the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday.
