New York Rangers at Toronto Maple Leafs
· National Hockey League
Stecher scores late goal to lift the Maple Leafs past the Rangers, 5-4
Brandon Duhaime had a goal and two assists, and Teddy Blueger, Kirill Marchenko and Easton Cowan also scored for Toronto (6-4-2).
Sergei Bobrovsky made 21 saves. Zack MacEwen added two assists. Blueger also had an assist for a two-point night.
Mika Zibanejad, with a goal and an assist, Oliver Bjorkstrand, Tye Kartye and Alexis Lafreniere replied for New York (7-4-1), which got 31 stops from Dylan Garand. Adam Fox had four assists.
Stecher’s winner came on a delayed penalty after he took a pass from Morgan Rielly and ripped a high shot.
Bobrovsky tied former Rangers star Henrik Lundqvist for the most wins by a non-North American goalie with 459.
Maple Leafs: At Edmonton on Saturday night.
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Regular Season SeriesTOR leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 1:36 | Easton Cowan Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Jake McCabe (1), Jack Roslovic (6) |
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Goal | 1st Period 5:39 | Mika Zibanejad Goal (3) Tip-In, assists: Vladislav Gavrikov (5), Adam Fox (11) |
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Goal | 1st Period 10:01 | Teddy Blueger Goal (1) Tip-In, assists: Brandon Duhaime (1), Zack MacEwen (1) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 2:37 | Oliver Bjorkstrand Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Justin Dowling (1), Adam Fox (12) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 6:30 | Tye Kartye Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Adam Fox (13), Pavel Dorofeyev (4) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 8:00 | Brandon Duhaime Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Zack MacEwen (2), Teddy Blueger (1) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 19:09 | Kirill Marchenko Goal (6) Poke, assists: Gavin McKenna (4), William Nylander (10) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 14:25 | Alexis Lafrenière Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Adam Fox (14), Mika Zibanejad (8) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 19:32 | Troy Stecher Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Morgan Rielly (8), Brandon Duhaime (2) |
Statistics
 NYR |
 TOR |
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|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Kirill Marchenko, RW | Day-To-Day | Oct 27 |
| Nick Blankenburg, D | Injured Reserve | Oct 23 |
| Marshall Rifai, D | Injured Reserve | Oct 22 |
| John Tavares, C | Injured Reserve | Oct 17 |
| Dakota Joshua, C | Injured Reserve | Oct 17 |
New York Rangers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| James Reimer, G | Day-To-Day | Oct 27 |
| Igor Shesterkin, G | Injured Reserve | Oct 11 |
| Joe Veleno, C | Injured Reserve | Oct 10 |
| Joonas Korpisalo, G | Injured Reserve | Oct 10 |
| Aidan Thompson, C | Injured Reserve | Sep 29 |
Game Information
Scotiabank Arena
Location: Toronto,
Attendance: 18,872 | Capacity:
Location: Toronto,
Attendance: 18,872 | Capacity:
2026-27 Metropolitan Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Carolina |
2 | 2 | 20 | 9 |
 NY Rangers |
1 | 6 | 15 | 7 |
 New Jersey |
0 | 4 | 14 | 7 |
 Washington |
0 | 4 | 12 | 6 |
 NY Islanders |
2 | 4 | 12 | 5 |
 Pittsburgh |
1 | 6 | 11 | 5 |
 Philadelphia |
3 | 7 | 9 | 3 |
 Columbus |
0 | 5 | 8 | 4 |
