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Late goal lifts Maple Leafs over Rangers

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Digital, G. (2026, October 23). Late goal lifts Maple Leafs over Rangers. Global News. https://globalnews.ca/news/12114517/late-goal-lifts-maple-leafs-over-rangers/

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Troy Stecher scored a late goal with 26.3 seconds left in regulation to lift the Toronto Maple Leafs past the New York Rangers by a score of 5-4 on Thursday night. Key contributors for Toronto included Brandon Duhaime (1G, 2A), Teddy Blueger (1G, 1A), and Kirill Marchenko with goals; Sergei Bobrovsky made 21 saves. For the Rangers, Mika Zibanejad had a goal and an assist while Dylan Garand stopped 31 shots. The article highlights Stecher’s game-winning goal on a delayed penalty as the pivotal moment in this high-scoring match.
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On October 23, 2026, Troy Stecher scored with 26.3 seconds left to lift the Toronto Maple Leafs past the New York Rangers in a 5-4 victory at Scotiabank Arena. The Leafs’ unlikely heroes included Teddy Blueger and Brandon Duhaime, who each scored their first goal of the season. The game saw back-and-forth action with goals traded frequently; however, Stecher’s late score secured Toronto's third straight win. Dylan Garand started for New York but struggled with rebound control, allowing 31 shots to make it past him.

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TORONTO GPE · 4× Maple Leafs ORG · 3× Rangers ORG · 3× Blueger PERSON · 2× Bobrovsky PERSON · 2× New York GPE · 2× Brandon Duhaime PERSON · 1× Troy Stecher PERSON · 1× the New York Rangers ORG · 1× the Toronto Maple Leafs ORG · 1×

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Get breaking National news The visitors nudged in front at 6:30 when Kartye tipped home a point shot, but Duhaime buried his own rebound 90 seconds later — also his first goal in blue and white — to get Toronto level again.
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🔮 Zibanejad’s next power-play goal will tie him with Daniel Sedin for second all-time among Swedish players at 138.
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Troy Stecher scored with 26.3 seconds left in regulation as the Toronto Maple Leafs topped the New York Rangers 5-4 in a back-and-forth affair for their third straight victory Thursday. asserted
Leafs → score → victory
Brandon Duhaime, with a goal and two assists, Teddy Blueger, Kirill Marchenko and Easton Cowan provided the rest of the offence for Toronto (6-4-2). asserted
Duhaime → provide → Toronto
Sergei Bobrovsky made 21 saves. asserted
Bobrovsky → make → saves
Zack MacEwen added two assists. asserted
MacEwen → add → assists
Blueger also had an assist for a two-point night. asserted
Blueger → have → night
Mika Zibanejad, with a goal and an assist, Oliver Bjorkstrand, Tye Kartye and Alexis Lafrenière replied for New York (7-4-1), which got 31 stops from Dylan Garand. asserted
which → reply → Garand
Adam Fox chipped in four assists. asserted
Fox → chip → assists
Stecher’s winner came on a delayed penalty after he took a pass from Morgan Rielly and ripped a shot upstairs. asserted
he → come → shot
After the teams traded goals inside the game’s first six minutes, Blueger put Toronto ahead with his first for the club at 10:01 on a shot that just dribbled over the line. asserted
that → trade → line
New York evened things 2-2 at 2:37 of the second when Bjorkstrand beat Bobrovsky from in tight. asserted
Bjorkstrand → even → Bobrovsky
Get breaking National news The visitors nudged in front at 6:30 when Kartye tipped home a point shot, but Duhaime buried his own rebound 90 seconds later — also his first goal in blue and white — to get Toronto level again. asserted
Toronto → get → blue
Marchenko gave the home side the lead with 50 seconds left in the period on a power play, but Lafrenière knotted the score again at 14:25 of the third. asserted
Lafrenière → give → third
Bobrovsky tied Rangers legend Henrik Lundqvist for the most wins by a non-North American goaltender with 459. asserted
Bobrovsky → tie → 459
The pair now share sixth on the all-time list. asserted
pair → share → list
Shutdown defenceman Jake McCabe suited up after taking a high stick to his left eye in Tuesday’s 6-2 road victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets. asserted
McCabe → suit → Jackets
Zibanejad’s next power-play goal will tie him with Daniel Sedin for second all-time among Swedish players at 138. asserted
goal → tie → 138
Mats Sundin leads his countrymen with 160 career goals on the man advantage. asserted
Sundin → lead → advantage
KEY MOMENT Stecher’s winner came after Nick Paul was tripped in the offensive zone for a delayed penalty. asserted
Paul → come → penalty
Maple Leafs captain and star centre Auston Matthews sits two points shy of 800 for his career. asserted
Matthews → sit → career
The 29-year-old, who played his 701st regular-season game Thursday, is poised to become the third-fastest American to reach the mark behind Brett Hull (624 games) and Pat LaFontaine (664 games). asserted
who → play → Hull
COMING UP Maple Leafs: Visit the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday. asserted
COMING → come → Saturday
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 22, 2026. asserted
report → publish → Press
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