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Stecher Scores Late Goal to Lift the Maple Leafs Past the Rangers, 5

Troy Stecher scored with 26.3 seconds left as Toronto earned its third straight win in a back-and-forth game.

  • On Thursday, Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman Troy Stecher scored the winning goal with 28 seconds remaining to edge the visiting New York Rangers 5-4, with Morgan Rielly assisting on the delayed penalty play.
  • Toronto saw scoring from Easton Cowan, Teddy Blueger, Kirill Marchenko, and Brandon Duhaime, while New York replied with goals from Mika Zibanejad, Oliver Bjorkstrand, Tye Kartye, and Alexis Lafreniere in the back-and-forth matchup.
  • Matching Henrik Lundqvist, Maple Leafs goalie Sergei Bobrovsky recorded his 459th career win, tying the Rangers legend for the most victories by a non-North American goaltender after making 21 saves.
  • Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews remains two points shy of 800 career points, while shutdown defenceman Jake McCabe played despite an eye injury sustained during Tuesday's game against the Columbus Blue Jackets.
  • Next for the Maple Leafs is a visit to the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday, and the Rangers will face the Ottawa Senators on Saturday night.
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Leafs pull out victory over Rangers on Troy Stecher's last-minute goal

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