The Toronto Maple Leafs and New York Rangers face off on Thursday in an NHL showdown at Madison Square Garden. When these two teams faced off in January it was Rangers that secured the 6-3 victory.
The Maple Leafs come into this game with a 19-5-6 record and they have gone 8-3-3 away from home this season. In the last game against the Anaheim Ducks, the Maple Leafs scored seven goals, and that led to the seven win victory. Alexander Kerfoot had a big game finishing with two goals. The Maple Leafs are averaging 3.33 goals per game while their defense is giving up 2.33 goals per game. The defense is ranked 2nd in the league, and they are going to need the defense to be strong here. Mitchell Marner has scored 12 goals and added 25 assists so far this season.
On the other side of this matchup is the Rangers who sit with a 15-10-5 record overall and they have gone 6-6-4 at home. On Monday against the New Jersey Devils the Rangers were able to secure the 4-3 victory. Vincent Trocheck scored one goal and added an assist. The Rangers are averaging 3.07 goals per game while their defense is giving up 2.8 goals per game. The defense is ranked 10th best in the league. Artemi Panarin has scored six goals and added 29 assists. In this game the offense needs to get out to a fast start.
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