TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (6-4-2, 14 POINTS) vs. NEW YORK RANGERS (7-4-1, 15 POINTS)
October 22, 2026
GAME SUMMARY | EVENT SUMMARY | FACE-OFF SUMMARY
PLAYER NOTES
- Easton Cowan opened the scoring 1:36 into the contest. The Maple Leafs have three goals in the opening two minutes of games this season, tied with the Rangers for the most in the NHL.
- Teddy Blueger scored at 10:01 of the first period to record his first goal as a Toronto Maple Leaf. On the goal, Brandon Duhaime andZack MacEwen picked up their first points as a Maple Leaf. All three linemates combined on the goal for their first points for the franchise.
- Brandon Duhaime tied the game at 3-3 at the 8:00 mark of the second period. His first goal for the franchise. Linemates Teddy Blueger and Zack MacEwen recorded the assists to record their first multi-point games of the season.
- Kirill Marchenko scored his 4th power play goal of the season which leads the team in that category. He has scored in back-to-back games and extended his point streak to three-games.
- Gavin McKenna and William Nylander picked up assists on the Marchenko power play marker.
- Troy Stecher scored the winner with 28 seconds remaining in regulation. It marked Toronto’s latest go-ahead goal since Nov. 13, 2021 (Morgan Rielly at 59:48). It was the third game-winning goal of his NHL career.
- With an assist on the goal, Brandon Duhaime set a career-high points in a game with three (1-2-3).
- Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 21-of-25 shots in Thursday night’s win. That was the 459th victory of Bobrovsky’s career which ties him with Henrik Lunqvist for 6th most wins all time by an NHL goaltender.
POINT STREAKS
- Auston Matthews recorded a goal and an assist for points in back-to-back games (2-3-5).
- Kirill Marchenko recorded a goal against his former team and has points in back-to-back games (1-1-2).
- Willian Nylander extended his point streak to three games (1-3-4) with an assist.
TEAM NOTES
- The Maple Leafs were 1-for-2 on the power play and 1-for-1 on the penalty kill.
- Kirill Marchenko scored the Maple Leafs’ 12th power-play goal of the season.
- Toronto have scored a power play goal in three-straight games (SJ – 2, CBJ – 1, NYR – 1).
- Toronto went 35/71 (49%) from the dot in tonight’s game.
- Toronto have won three-straight games and now own a home record of 4-3-1
