New York Rangers at Toronto Maple Leafs
· National Hockey LeagueAuston Matthews scores in OT to lift the Maple Leafs past the Rangers, 2-1
Matthew Knies also scored for Toronto, William Nylander had two assists and Anthony Stolarz made 28 saves.
Juuso Parssinen scored for New York. Igor Shesterkin stopped 22 shots.
Matthews took a pass from Nylander on a 2-on-1 in the extra period after Rangers center Mika Zibanejad fanned on a terrific chance at the other end.
Knies opened the scoring on Toronto’s second power play of the night midway through the first period off Nylander's setup to snap the Maple Leafs’ 0-for-9 stretch on the man advantage to start the season.
Parssinen tied it early in the third period for New York’s first goal in 170 minutes 39 seconds.
Maple Leafs: Host Seattle on Saturday night.
Regular Season SeriesTOR leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 11:48 | Matthew Knies Goal (2) Deflected, assists: William Nylander (6), Oliver Ekman-Larsson (3) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 4:51 | Juuso Parssinen Goal (1) Tip-In, assists: Braden Schneider (2) |
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Goal | 4th Period 0:58 | Auston Matthews Goal (4) Tip-In, assists: William Nylander (7), Morgan Rielly (4) |
Statistics
NYR |
TOR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Blocked Shots | 13 |
| 22 | Hits | 18 |
| 6 | Takeaways | 2 |
| 29 | Shots | 24 |
| 0 | Power Play Goals | 1 |
| 3 | Power Play Opportunities | 2 |
| 0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 50.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 29 | Faceoffs Won | 26 |
| 52.7 | Faceoff Win Percent | 47.3 |
| 13 | Giveaways | 21 |
| 2 | Total Penalties | 3 |
| 4 | Penalty Minutes | 6 |
Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Brandon Carlo, D | Injured Reserve | Dec 2 |
New York Rangers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Edstrom, C | Out | Dec 2 |
| Jonathan Quick, G | Injured Reserve | Dec 2 |
| Adam Fox, D | Injured Reserve | Nov 30 |
Game Information
Scotiabank Arena
Location: Toronto, ON
Attendance: 18,267 | Capacity:
Location: Toronto, ON
Attendance: 18,267 | Capacity:
2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Carolina |
16 | 7 | 34 | 2 |
New Jersey |
16 | 9 | 33 | 1 |
Washington |
15 | 9 | 32 | 2 |
Pittsburgh |
13 | 7 | 31 | 5 |
Philadelphia |
14 | 8 | 31 | 3 |
NY Islanders |
13 | 10 | 29 | 3 |
Columbus |
12 | 9 | 29 | 5 |
NY Rangers |
13 | 12 | 28 | 2 |
2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Tampa Bay |
16 | 7 | 34 | 2 |
Boston |
15 | 12 | 30 | 0 |
Montreal |
13 | 8 | 29 | 3 |
Ottawa |
12 | 9 | 28 | 4 |
Detroit |
13 | 11 | 28 | 2 |
Buffalo |
11 | 11 | 26 | 4 |
Florida |
12 | 11 | 25 | 1 |
Toronto |
11 | 11 | 25 | 3 |




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