The Toronto Maple Leafs came into Saturday night’s game with their star, Auston Mathews, back in the lineup. The played a simple but effective game as they outhustled the Rangers for most of the first two periods. The Rangers played come from behind hockey again, this time losing 3-2 to Toronto.
Alain Vigneault decided to make a few line changes prior to the opening faceoff tonight. This was done as he needed to adjust the lineup with the announcement of the Jesper Fast injury. Here was how the lines looked to start:
The Rangers wasted three power-play opportunities in the first period, then Toronto made them pay late in the first as William Nylander scored his seventh of the year.