Rangers Recap: Late Stecher Goal Sinks Rangers in Toronto, 5-4

Troy Stecher scored with under 30 seconds remaining to lift the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 5-4 victory over the New York Rangers in Toronto. Easton Cowan opened the scoring early for Toronto before Mika Zibanejad tied the game. Toronto took subsequent leads through Teddy Blueger and Kirill Marchenko, while Oliver Bjorkstrand, Tye Kartye, and Alexis Lafreniere scored for New York to keep the contest level late into the third period.

Rangers defenseman Adam Fox recorded a four-point game, including an assist on Lafreniere's tying goal with five and a half minutes left. Dylan Garand made 30 saves on 35 shots as Toronto outshot New York 35-25. Brandon Duhaime also scored for the Maple Leafs in the back-and-forth contest, while Sergei Bobrovsky defended the Toronto net.