New Jersey Devils v Toronto Maple Leafs

Start date: Tue Apr 7, 2009
League: National Hockey League
Sport: Hockey

New Jersey Devils 1-4 Toronto Maple Leafs

Langenbrunner 38

Grabovski 9
Hamilton 11
Hanson 15
Mitchell 41

Game summary

The game was played in National Hockey League on Tuesday April 7.
Toronto Maple Leafs took the lead when Grabovski scored the first goal after 9 minutes.
Ponikarovsky was credited with an assist.
Hamilton scored a goal for Toronto Maple Leafs, making it 0-2, in the 11st minute.
Mayers was credited with an assist.
Devereaux was also credited with an assist.
Hanson scored a goal for Toronto Maple Leafs, making it 0-3, in the 15th minute.
Blake was credited with an assist.
Schenn was also credited with an assist.
Langenbrunner scored a goal for New Jersey Devils, making it 1-3, in the 38th minute.
Martin was credited with an assist.
Mitchell scored a goal for Toronto Maple Leafs, making it 1-4, in the 41st minute.
Hagman was credited with an assist.
Stempniak was also credited with an assist.
The game ended in a 1-4 victory for the away team Toronto Maple Leafs.

Team comparison

Average goals and home team advantage

The graphs and numbers here are based on the last 40 played games for New Jersey Devils (21 wins, 5 draws and 14 losses) and the last 40 games for Toronto Maple Leafs (15 wins, 3 draws and 22 losses).

During that period, the average number of goals scored per game was 3.6 for New Jersey Devils and 3.63 for Toronto Maple Leafs. The average for all teams combined within the National Hockey League was 3.06 goals scored per game. This means that New Jersey Devils is better than its peers and Toronto Maple Leafs is better than its peers when it comes to scoring goals.

The home team, New Jersey Devils, is quite strong as a home team, winning a whopping 65% of their home games. The away team, Toronto Maple Leafs, usually wins just 30% of its away games which is particularly weak compared to the rest of the league.