Nico Hischier scored twice and Jacob Markstrom was strong, but the Devils couldn’t find a way past Toronto tonight.

Third Period_4, Toronto, Matthews 16 (McMann, Nylander), 7:43 (pp). 5, New Jersey, Hischier 22 (Meier, J.Hughes), 9:44 (pp). 6, Toronto, Matthews 17 (McCabe, Marner), 15:47. Penalties_Siegenthaler, NJ (Tripping), 7:21; Ekman-Larsson, TOR (Hooking), 8:34.

Carter's No. 15 will be retired at halftime of Brooklyn's game against the Heat. His jersey was retired by the Toronto Raptors on Nov. 2 against the Atlanta Hawks, another former team of Carter's. His Nets jersey retirement was announced back in September, so fans and the organization have been anticipating this moment for a long time.

Vince Carter reflected on his Nets career ahead of his No. 15 jersey retirement on Saturday at Barclays Center.

The Toronto Maple Leafs wasted no time honoring their former head coach Sheldon Keefe as they hosted the New Jersey Devils on Thursday night. During the first TV timeout, a video tribute played on the Scotiabank Arena jumbotron, celebrating Keefe’s nine seasons with the organization and thanking him for his contributions.

TSN: Pierre LeBrun notes that New Jersey Devils GM Tom Fitzgerald wouldn’t obviously name names, but he’s looking for a center. Toronto Maple Leafs GM Brad Treliving also said he’s looking for centers. And both won’t be alone. Teams will be, and some have started calling the Nashville Predators about Ryan O’Reilly.

Less than a year after announcing plans to open 300 stores across the Great White North over the next decade, the Manasquan-based sandwich chain has launched a half-dozen locations.

Carter’s family, his former Nets teammates, ex-coach Lawrence Frank, team president Rod Thorn and fellow Nets number retirees Julius Erving, Bill Melchionni and Buck Williams were on hand to see Carter become the seventh Nets player with his number retired.

The Toronto Maple Leafs ruthlessly trolled a fan on the jumbotron for being on the phone during the game on Thursday.

Keefe, now the head coach of the New Jersey Devils, spent the previous nine years coaching in Toronto, both in the National Hockey League with the Maple Leafs (2019-24) and in the American Hockey ...

The No. 1 pick in the 2017 draft, Hischier has 404 points in 520 career regular-season and playoff games in the NHL.

TORONTO — Jared Spurgeon and Marat Khusnutdinov scored in the first period, Filip Gustavsson stopped 31 shots, and the Minnesota Wild beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1 on Wednesday night. Marcus Foligno added an empty-netter in the final minute as Minnesota won its second straight to improve to 3-5-0 in their last eight games.