TORONTO -- Jack Hughes scored a hat trick for the New Jersey Devils to help them to their fifth straight win, 5-2 against the Toronto Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena on Tuesday.
The center has six goals during a three-game goal streak.
“There’s games where you are going to have looks and games where obviously you are not going to have much,” said Hughes, who had six shots on goal, “so tonight was a night where I was in good spots, the puck was coming to me and [I] kind of had good looks at the net.”
Jesper Bratt had three assists, and Jake Allen made 23 saves for the Devils (5-1-0).
“That’s about as textbook as you are looking for, on the road especially,” New Jersey coach Sheldon Keefe said.
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