Overview
- New York recorded its first regulation home victory since Nov. 24, halting a 19-game MSG stretch without one.
- Alexis Lafrenière redirected the tiebreaker 5:38 into the third period to put the Rangers ahead for good.
- Rookie Jaroslav Chmelar netted his first NHL goal in the third before Mika Zibanejad added another as the hosts pulled away.
- Igor Shesterkin made 29 saves, including four stops on Auston Matthews.
- Both teams managed lineups for the deadline as the Rangers sat Vincent Trocheck and Sam Carrick, the Maple Leafs scratched Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Scott Laughton and Bobby McMann, and Toronto traded Nicolas Roy to Colorado earlier Thursday.