National Hockey League

FINAL Thursday, October 22, 2026
New York Rangers 4
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Toronto Maple Leafs 5
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Match Report

Stecher scores late goal to lift the Maple Leafs past the Rangers, 5-4

— Troy Stecher scored with 26.3 seconds left in regulation and the Toronto Maple Leafs outlasted the New York Rangers 5-4 on Thursday night for their third straight victory.

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Team Stats

6
Blocked Shots
16
34
Hits
19
3
Takeaways
3
25
Shots
35
0
Power Play Goals
1
1
Power Play Opportunities
2
0.0
Power Play Percentage
50.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
36
Faceoffs Won
35
50.7
Faceoff Win Percent
49.3
12
Giveaways
23
2
Total Penalties
1
4
Penalty Minutes
2

Top Performers

NYR

  • Oliver Bjorkstrand · ·
  • Will Cuylle · ·
  • Pavel Dorofeyev · ·
  • Justin Dowling · ·

TOR

  • Teddy Blueger · ·
  • Easton Cowan · ·
  • Brandon Duhaime · ·
  • Vinni Lettieri · ·

Recent Plays

  1. 20:00 · 3rd Game End
  2. 20:00 · 3rd End of 3rd Period
  3. 19:32 · 3rd Colton Sissons faceoff won against J.T. Miller
  4. 19:32 · 3rd Timeout - Visitor
  5. 19:32 · 3rd Troy Stecher Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Morgan Rielly (8), Brandon Duhaime (2)
  6. 18:51 · 3rd Kirill Marchenko Wrist Shot Wide Left
  7. 18:47 · 3rd William Nylander Wrist Shot saved by Dylan Garand
  8. 18:39 · 3rd Darren Raddysh Wrist Shot Wide Right

Highlights

00:26 Easton Cowan tallies goal vs. Rangers Watch on ESPN 00:49 Mika Zibanejad scores goal vs. Maple Leafs Watch on ESPN 00:46 Teddy Blueger lights the lamp Watch on ESPN 00:29 Dylan Garand robs Maple Leafs with save Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

TOR leads series 1-0

Injuries

Toronto Maple Leafs

  • Nick Blankenburg Injured Reserve
  • Marshall Rifai Injured Reserve
  • John Tavares Injured Reserve
  • Dakota Joshua Injured Reserve
  • Miles Wood Injured Reserve

New York Rangers

  • Igor Shesterkin Injured Reserve
  • Joe Veleno Injured Reserve
  • Joonas Korpisalo Injured Reserve
  • Aidan Thompson Injured Reserve
  • Adam Sykora Injured Reserve

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