nhl Game Recap
Toronto Ices New York 3-2 - Recap
Toronto skated to a 3-2 victory over New York on Friday in NHL action at Madison Square Garden.
The Maple Leafs were a -118 favorite in the win. The combined score dipped UNDER the total, which closed at 6.0.
Toronto got goals from William Nylander, Matthew Knies, and Oliver Ekman-Larsson in the victory. Ekman-Larsson opened the scoring at 1:47 of the first period.
Anthony Stolarz stopped 33 of 35 New York shots in the victory.
New York got goals from Will Cuylle, and Mika Zibanejad in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
New York got a 14-stop effort from Igor Shesterkin in the loss.
On the power play, Toronto went 1-for-4, while the Rangers were 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
New York outshot Toronto 35-17 in the game.
Next game, Toronto takes its act on the road to face Pittsburgh looking for another win. For New York, they head home to face Nashville.