And wouldn't you know it, he got the win again, 7-5.
Virtual fans got to see what digital Ayres looked like in the home red uniforms, although he was designed to still have his true-to-life blue Maple Leafs helmet, pads and stick, a nice touch.
Ayres, due to the nature of video games not actually being real games, made 73 saves. His counterpart on the Maple Leafs, virtual Frederik Andersen, took the hard-luck loss making 117 saves. Those numbers were reminiscent of when the Devils first simulated a game and video Cory Schneider made 98 saves.
Tweet from @NJDevils: Schneider with 98 saves, leading the boys to victory was our @mmschocolate Moment of the Game! #WeAreTheOnes | #NJDevils pic.twitter.com/k3KhiENHSI
Despite allowing two second-period goals to video game Mitch Marner to tie the game 5-5, virtual Ayres stoned digitized Jason Spezza on a breakaway in the second. Guest commentator artificial Snoop Dogg loved it.