NY Rangers (28-34-9) vs Toronto Maple Leaves (30-29-13)
• 25 March 2026 19:30 EDT
• Scotia Bank Arena, Toronto
• TV: MSG, TVAS, SN •
Tonight the Rangers travel to Oh! Canada for the rubber match of their three game 25/26 NHL schedule. Toronto won 2-1 in October, the Rangers 6-2 just a few weeks ago. The Rangers have dropped five in a row and are 4-5-1 in their last ten. Toronto beat the Bruins last night but are only 3-5-2 in their last ten. Neither team is making the playoffs and the NYR will be officially eliminated if they lose in any fashion tonight. Right.
Shesterkin (22-15-6, 2.55 GAA, 0.912 SV%) is in net tonight with Garand still as backup, though Quick seems to be getting better as is Laba who was at praccy in a red non-contact jersey. Woll (14-13-6, 3.17 GAA, 0.905 SV%) will probably get the nod for Toronto. There are some lineup changes for the Rangers tonight. Skykora was called up from Hartford (Mackey returned postage due) and while Fortescue is signed and with the team, he is not expected to play tonight, though he did practice. Iorio will play back in on the third pair right side with Robertson on his left. This pushes Schneider to his left, paired with Borgen on the right. Skykora will jump in on the right wing of the Trocheck line. Edström may be a game time decision as Brodzinski was playing center on the fourth line at praccy with Raddysh on his left 🤷♂️
The refs today are in hiding at time of writing. As long as it is not Wes we’re OK!
On this date in history: In 2021, Mika Zibanejad became only the third player in NHL history to score six points against the same team over the course of one regular season and in this case, all in one game via a natural hat trick and three assists in an 8-1 over the Flyers. He also is the third player in NHL history with two natural hat tricks against the same opponent in one season
Speculative NYR lineup:
Forwards
1st line ⊳ Perreault ⋄ Zibanejad ⋄ Lafreniere
2nd line ⊳ Kartye ⋄ Miller ⋄ Sheary
3rd line ⊳ Cuylle ⋄ Trocheck ⋄ Sykora
4th line ⊳ Raddysh ⋄ Brodzinski ⋄ Chmelar
Defensemen
1st pair ⊳ Gavrikov ⋄ Fox
2nd pair ⊳ Schneider ⋄ Borgen
3rd pair ⊳ Robertson ⋄ Iorio
Goalies
Starter ⊳ Shesterkin
Backup ⊳ Garand
Healthy scratch: F Pärssinen F Edström D Fortescue
Injured: F Laba D Vaakanainen G Quick
In the Cooler: none
Long-term IR: F Rempe (thumb)
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