TORONTO -- In the bowels of Scotiabank Arena, in the area where friends and family of the visiting team congregate postgame, the biggest entourages belonged to New Jersey Devils coach Sheldon Keefe and forward Jack Hughes .

It was easy to see why, especially since both were enjoying homecomings of sorts.

And, truth be told, there were plenty of reasons to celebrate after the Devils 5-2 victory against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday.

For Keefe, a native of the Toronto area, it was his first win with the Devils against his former team after going 0-2-1 versus the Maple Leafs last season. The 45-year-old was fired by the Maple Leafs May 9, 2024, after five years behind the Toronto bench and subsequently was hired by the Devils 14 days later.

For Hughes, who was born in Orlando but

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