New York Rangers at Toronto Maple Leafs

· National Hockey League

New York Rangers

28-35-9

Final
3 - 4

Toronto Maple Leafs

31-29-13

Maple Leafs beat Rangers 4-3, eliminating New York from playoff contention

New York Rangers vs. Toronto Maple Leafs: Game Highlights

Jake McCabe, Nick Robertson and John Tavares had the other goals for Toronto and Matias Maccelli added two assists. Woll picked up the second assist on Joshua’s goal for his first NHL point.

Mika Zibanejad scored two goals and Alexis Lafreniere had a goal and two assists for the Rangers, while Igor Shesterkin stopped 14 shots. Adam Fox chipped in two assists.

New York, which will finish below the postseason cutline for a second straight season, sits second-to-last in the overall standings. Toronto ranks 21st and is on the way to missing the playoffs for the first time since 2016.

Tavares scored his 26th goal of the season at 11:57 of the third period to make it 4-2 when he ripped a shot past Shesterkin after Toronto had built a 3-0 lead in the second.

New York's Adam Sykora made his NHL debut after being called up from the Hartford Wolf Pack. The 21-year-old winger, selected 63rd overall at the 2022 draft, had 12 goals and 17 assists for 29 points across 62 games in the AHL this season.

Toronto's William Nylander is one point away from passing his father, Michael, for family bragging rights. The winger has 679 points in 741 regular-season games. The elder Nylander registered 679 points in 920 contests.

New York, which tied a dubious franchise record with just 10 shots in Monday’s 2-1 home loss to the Ottawa Senators, directed 14 attempts on target in Wednesday’s opening period. The visitors had 17 more shots on Woll in the second.

Up next Rangers: Host the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday night.

Maple Leafs: Visit the St. Louis Blues on Saturday.

Regular Season Series

TOR wins series 2-1

Scoring Summary

Goal	1st Period 5:15	Jake McCabe Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Matias Maccelli (22), Dakota Joshua (6)
Goal	1st Period 12:08	Nicholas Robertson Goal (14) Snap Shot, assists: Max Domi (23)
Goal	2nd Period 5:41	Dakota Joshua Goal (10) Wrist Shot, assists: Matias Maccelli (23), Joseph Woll (1)
Goal	2nd Period 10:16	Alexis Lafrenière Goal (21) Wrist Shot, assists: J.T. Miller (28), Adam Fox (33)
Goal	2nd Period 18:01	Mika Zibanejad Goal (31) Snap Shot, assists: Alexis Lafrenière (28), Adam Fox (34)
Goal	3rd Period 11:57	John Tavares Goal (26) Wrist Shot, assists: none
Goal	3rd Period 13:04	Mika Zibanejad Goal (32) Backhand, assists: Gabe Perreault (14), Alexis Lafrenière (29)

Statistics

NYR		TOR
12	Blocked Shots	17
25	Hits	25
3	Takeaways	5
43	Shots	18
2	Power Play Goals	0
4	Power Play Opportunities	2
50.0	Power Play Percentage	0.0
0	Short Handed Goals	0
0	Shootout Goals	0
25	Faceoffs Won	20
55.6	Faceoff Win Percent	44.4
15	Giveaways	13
2	Total Penalties	4
4	Penalty Minutes	8