Toronto is coming off a 4-3 win over the Lightning on Tuesday, their third win in a row. The Maple Leafs committed 11 penalties in the game, though they held Tampa Bay without a power play goal. Four players found the net for the Maple Leafs.
William Nylander scored and provided two assists to lead the team in scoring. Joseph Woll saved an impressive 45 of 48 shots (.937%) in the win.
New York fell 3-2 (SO) to the Sabres on Monday. Artemi Panarin scored twice in regulation to lead the Rangers. Igor Shesterkin had a great performance with 37 saves (.948%) in the loss.
HEAD TO HEAD
The teams have split their two meetings this season, the most recent of which was a 3-2 (OT) victory for the Maple Leafs in January. Timothy Liljegren led Toronto with two points (1G 1A). Filip Chytil led New York with two goals. Ilya Samsonov got the win, saving 27 of 29 shots (.931%).
FACING OFF
Toronto is averaging 3.40 goals per game for the season, eighth in the NHL, and they are taking on a Rangers team that is allowing just 2.63 goals a game (3rd).
Meanwhile, New York has found the net 3.35 times a game on average, 10th in the league, and the Maple Leafs are allowing opponents to score 2.69 goals per game (7th).
The Maple Leafs’ 25.71% power play percentage is the second-best in the league, while the Rangers rank ninth with a conversion rate of 23.46%. When it comes to penalty killing, Toronto has the league’s eighth-ranked PK% at 82.52%, while New York is 13th at 80.63%.
TOP PERFORMERS:
With 99 points this season, Mitchell Marner is the top skater for the Maple Leafs. He is among the league leaders with 69 assists (5th) and has added 30 goals of his own. In the net, Samsonov (27-10-5) is Toronto’s top goaltender by goals against average.
He has a 2.33 GAA, fifth-best in the league, and a .919% save percentage. Panarin and Mika Zibanejad lead the Rangers in scoring with 91 and 90 points, respectively.
Panarin has 28 goals and 63 assists (10th), while Zibanejad has 39 goals and 51 assists in 81 games. Shesterkin (37-13-8) is the top goalie for New York with a goals against average of 2.48. He has a save percentage of .916%.
HOME AND AWAY
Toronto is 22-13-5 on the road this season. New York is 23-12-5 at home this season.
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