Maple Leafs beat Rangers 8-5 in wild home opener
Tyler Bozak, Leo Komarov and Nazem Kadri scored third-period goals and the Toronto Maple Leafs held off the New York Rangers 8-5 on Saturday night in their wild home opener.
National Hockey League
FINAL
New York Rangers
5
Toronto Maple Leafs
8
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYR | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| TOR | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
Scotiabank Arena · 19,621 att.
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/7/26 | @ Seattle Kraken | W 4-3 | NHL |
| 11/5/26 | vs Philadelphia Flyers | W 3-2 | NHL |
| 11/3/26 | vs St. Louis Blues | W 3-1 | NHL |
| 11/1/26 | vs Edmonton Oilers | L 1-4 | NHL |
| 10/26/26 | vs Los Angeles Kings | L 3-6 | NHL |
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Play by Play
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Goal 18:30 5-8
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Penalty 17:18
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Missed 14:09 5-7
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Missed 11:29 5-7
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Goal 9:52 5-7
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Penalty 9:12
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Penalty 7:17
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Goal 7:17 5-6
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Missed 7:08 5-5
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Missed 6:39 5-5
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Missed 5:17 5-5
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Missed 1:26 5-5
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Missed 17:07 5-5
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Penalty 15:00
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Goal 14:06 5-5
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Goal 12:14 4-5
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Missed 10:35 3-5
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Missed 10:01 3-5
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Goal 7:43 3-5
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Penalty 6:57
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Missed 6:44 2-5
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Missed 6:30 2-5
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Missed 5:51 2-5
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Missed 5:28 2-5
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Missed 2:52 2-5
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Penalty 2:23
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Missed 2:09 2-5
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Missed 19:50 2-5
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Goal 19:37 2-5
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Penalty 19:16
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Missed 19:16 1-5
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Missed 18:58 1-5
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Missed 18:24 1-5
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Missed 17:54 1-5
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Goal 17:19 1-5
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Goal 13:59 1-4
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Missed 13:52 1-3
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Penalty 11:07
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Goal 11:07 1-3
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Missed 10:06 1-2
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Penalty 9:44
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Missed 6:14 1-2
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Missed 6:01 1-2
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Goal 5:34 1-2
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Goal 3:42 1-1
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Missed 3:29 0-1
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Goal 2:30 0-1
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Missed 1:29 0-0
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Missed 1:15 0-0
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Missed 0:40 0-0
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Missed 0:21 0-0
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End of Game 20:00 5-8
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Period End 20:00 5-8
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Giveaway 19:35 5-8
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Giveaway 19:04 5-8
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Face Off 18:30 5-8
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Goal 18:30 5-8
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Takeaway 18:25 5-7
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Blocked 17:52 5-7
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Takeaway 17:43 5-7
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Blocked 17:34 5-7
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Face Off 17:18 5-7
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Penalty 17:18
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Blocked 16:47 5-7
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Blocked 16:36 5-7
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Giveaway 16:30 5-7
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Face Off 16:16 5-7
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Stoppage 16:16 5-7
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Face Off 15:35 5-7
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Stoppage 15:35 5-7
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Shot 15:34 5-7
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Shot 15:00 5-7
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Takeaway 14:46 5-7
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Shot 14:38 5-7
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Blocked 14:24 5-7
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Face Off 14:19 5-7
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Stoppage 14:19 5-7
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Missed 14:09 5-7
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Shot 14:06 5-7
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Face Off 14:05 5-7
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Stoppage 14:05 5-7
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Shot 13:39 5-7
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Shot 13:19 5-7
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Face Off 13:10 5-7
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Stoppage 13:10 5-7
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Shot 13:03 5-7
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Giveaway 12:53 5-7
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Blocked 12:53 5-7
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Hit 12:44 5-7
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Hit 12:21 5-7
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Face Off 11:51 5-7
Showing the last 40 of 371 events.
Team Stats
NYR
TOR
18
Blocked Shots
7
20
Hits
21
15
Takeaways
17
35
Shots
41
2
Power Play Goals
3
3
Power Play Opportunities
6
66.7
Power Play Percentage
50.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
31
Faceoffs Won
46
40.3
Faceoff Win Percent
59.7
8
Giveaways
13
5
Total Penalties
2
10
Penalty Minutes
4
Head to Head
TOR leads series 1-0
Injuries
Toronto Maple Leafs
- Morgan Rielly Day-To-Day
- Kirill Marchenko Injured Reserve
- Miles Wood Injured Reserve
- Nick Blankenburg Injured Reserve
- Marshall Rifai Injured Reserve
New York Rangers
- Alberts Smits Day-To-Day
- Sean Durzi Injured Reserve
- Igor Shesterkin Injured Reserve
- Joe Veleno Injured Reserve
- Aidan Thompson Injured Reserve
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