The Toronto Maple Leafs (49-21-11) will be trying to move into second place in the Eastern Conference standings when they face the New York Rangers (47-21-13) in their regular season finale on Thursday night. The Maple Leafs are coming off a 4-3 win over Tampa Bay. The Rangers are coming off a 3-2 loss to Buffalo.
New York is 7-2-1 in its last 10 games against Toronto.
The Maple Leafs played well over the past week and they’ve won four of their last five games. They are fourth in the Eastern Conference standings, one point behind New Jersey in third place and two points behind second-place Carolina. They can still finish in second place with a win and losses by the teams ahead of them, but they will secure home ice in the first round with a win over the Rangers on Thursday.
Toronto is averaging 3.40 goals per game. They scored four goals on 24 shots in their last game.
William Nylander had a goal and two assists for the Maple Leafs. Calle Jarnkrok and Ryan O'Reilly had a goal and an assist, while Noel Acciari had an assist.
Toronto has played well defensively, giving up 2.68 goals per game. They gave up three goals in their last game and will have to do a better job if they want to get the win.
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Joseph Woll saved 45 of the 48 shots that he faced. He is 5-1-0 in six games with a 2.19 GAA and a .933 save percentage.
Erik Gustafsson (Upper Body) and Sam Lafferty (Undisclosed) are questionable for this game.