TORONTO (AP) — Mitch Marner scored 19 seconds into time beyond regulation and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the New York Rangers 3-2 on Wednesday night in a matchup of Eastern Meeting contenders.
TORONTO (AP) — Mitch Marner scored 19 seconds into time beyond regulation and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the New York Rangers 3-2 on Wednesday night in a matchup of Eastern Meeting contenders.
Pontus Holmberg and Timothy Liljegren experienced the ambitions in regulation for Toronto (30-11-8). Ilya Samsonov stopped 26 pictures.
Filip Chytil scored 2 times for New York (26-14-8), and Igor Shesterkin made 31 saves.
Marner weaved his way past all three Rangers skaters in the 3-on-3 additional time period just after Toronto won the faceoff at center ice. He reduce challenging across the crease and tucked his 18th intention of the season past an outstretched Shesterkin.
Chytil received New York even 1-all at 2:10 of the 2nd interval on a sneaky faceoff enjoy.
The Rangers’ heart squared off from David Kampf on an offensive zone attract, but as a substitute of hoping to earn the puck back to a teammate, he fired it toward a amazed Samsonov with a shot as a result of the pads for his 14th objective.
Chytil then gave the Rangers — who beat Toronto 3-1 at Madison Square Garden on Dec. 15 — their first guide at 6:31 when Kaapo Kakko despatched a slick move to his linemate for him to snap property his 2nd of the night.
New York experienced a terrific possibility to go up 3-1 on a electric power play early in the 3rd, but Chris Kreider flubbed a guaranteed intention at the aspect of Samsonov’s net.
Toronto commenced to push as the period wore on and finally beat Shesterkin, who gained the Vézina Trophy very last period as the NHL’s major netminder, when Liljegren scored his fourth with 4:11 left on a broken perform.
John Tavares strike the crossbar with a shot in the waning seconds of regulation for Toronto.
The Maple Leafs jumped out to a 1- guide 2:27 into the very first — a chunk of the late-arriving group experienced still to just take their seats owing to a winter season storm that blanketed Toronto — when Holmberg moved in alone on Shesterkin and backhanded in his fifth of the campaign.
Samsonov, who entered Scotiabank Arena at 13–1 in 2022-23, manufactured his finest stop of the interval five minutes prior to the intermission with a desperation stick preserve on K’Andre Miller in restricted.
GALLANT BACKS LAFFY
Rangers coach Gerard Gallant reported Wednesday morning he’s been pleased with winger Alexis Lafreniere’s reaction to staying made a healthful scratch Dec. 29. The 1st pick in the 2020 NHL draft experienced a intention and established up a further in Monday’s 6-2 victory over Florida right after registering just two assists in his prior nine video games.
“He’s a 21-12 months-aged child,” Gallant mentioned. “Sometimes they need a small kick in the butt to get heading once more. He’s been superb.”
CUYLLE DEBUTS
Rangers winger Will Cuylle created his NHL debut in his hometown. Selected 60th total in 2020, the 20-yr-aged has 13 targets and 20 points in 39 AHL online games this period. Cuylle is the 1st Toronto indigenous to debut in Toronto for a team other than the Maple Leafs due to the fact Kirk Tomlinson of the Minnesota North Stars on Feb. 24, 1988.
UP Future
Rangers: Host the Vegas Golden Knights on Friday night in their remaining game in advance of a lengthy crack for the All-Star Activity.
Maple Leafs: Host the Ottawa Senators on Friday.
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