nhl Game Recap
Toronto Ices New York 4-3 - Recap
John Tavares scored a pair of goals against the Rangers as Toronto handed New York a 4-3 defeat on Thursday at Madison Square Garden.
Bettors who backed the Maple Leafs were rewarded as +115 underdogs at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 5.5.
Toronto got goals from John Tavares(2), Bobby McMann, and Matthew Knies in the victory. Tavares opened the scoring at 12:30 of the first period.
Anthony Stolarz turned in a 27-save effort for the Maple Leafs.
Will Borgen, Chris Kreider, and Artemi Panarin scored for the Rangers, finding the net behind Anthony Stolarz.
Igor Shesterkin stopped 24 of 28 shots for the Rangers, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Toronto went 0-for-1, while the Rangers were 0-for-1 with the man advantage.
Toronto lost the shots on goal battle to New York by a margin of 30-28.
Toronto heads into a battle against the Predators. New York, meanwhile, will have their next action against Vancouver.