{"id":175498,"date":"2026-03-26T02:44:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T02:44:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/175498\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T02:44:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T02:44:07","slug":"maple-leafs-beat-rangers-4-3-eliminating-new-york-from-playoff-contention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/175498\/","title":{"rendered":"Maple Leafs beat Rangers 4-3, eliminating New York from playoff contention"},"content":{"rendered":"

TORONTO — – Dakota Joshua<\/a> had a goal and an assist, Joseph Woll<\/a> made 40 saves and added an assist, and the Toronto Maple Leafs<\/a> topped the Rangers 4-3 on Wednesday night, eliminating New York from playoff contention.<\/p>\n

Jake McCabe<\/a>, Nick Robertson and John Tavares<\/a> had the other goals for Toronto and Matias Maccelli<\/a> added two assists. Woll picked up the second assist on Joshua’s goal for his first NHL point.<\/p>\n

Mika Zibanejad<\/a> scored two goals and Alexis Lafreniere<\/a> had a goal and two assists for the Rangers, while Igor Shesterkin<\/a> stopped 14 shots. Adam Fox<\/a> chipped in two assists.<\/p>\n

New York, which will finish below the postseason cutline for a second straight season, sits second-to-last in the overall standings. Toronto ranks 21st and is on the way to missing the playoffs for the first time since 2016.<\/p>\n

Tavares scored his 26th goal of the season at 11:57 of the third period to make it 4-2 when he ripped a shot past Shesterkin after Toronto had built a 3-0 lead in the second.<\/p>\n

New York’s Adam Sykora<\/a> made his NHL debut after being called up from the Hartford Wolf Pack. The 21-year-old winger, selected 63rd overall at the 2022 draft, had 12 goals and 17 assists for 29 points across 62 games in the AHL this season.<\/p>\n

Toronto’s William Nylander<\/a> is one point away from passing his father, Michael, for family bragging rights. The winger has 679 points in 741 regular-season games. The elder Nylander registered 679 points in 920 contests.<\/p>\n

New York, which tied a dubious franchise record with just 10 shots in Monday’s 2-1 home loss to the Ottawa Senators<\/a>, directed 14 attempts on target in Wednesday’s opening period. The visitors had 17 more shots on Woll in the second.<\/p>\n

Up next<\/p>\n

Rangers: Host the Chicago Blackhawks<\/a> on Friday night.<\/p>\n

Maple Leafs: Visit the St. Louis Blues<\/a> on Saturday.<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

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