10/11/2024Patrick CorselloNJ Devils after loss to TorontoMitchell Leff/Getty ImagessportsDevils Fall in Home Opener to Maple Leafs, 4-2Nightmares for Sheldon Keefe against his former team, as new Toronto head coach Craig Berube and the Maple Leafs came to the Rock and took down the Devils 4-2. It was the New Jersey Devils home opener on Thursday night, as they took on the Toronto Maple Leafs before a huge crowd of red with some sprinkles of blue. The Maple Leafs were looking for their first victory of the season after a 1-0 loss against the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday night. They looked to hand the Devils their first loss of the season, after NJ’s successful 2-0 road trip to Czechia against the Buffalo Sabres.