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# Preview: Rangers at Maple Leafs
- URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/preview-rangers-at-maple-leafs/
- Published: 2026-10-22T16:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-22T16:06:24.000Z
- Description: Eat a big apple for dessert tonight.
- Author: Cathy Squires
- Tags: Game Coverage

### New York Rangers @ Toronto Maple Leafs  
07:00 PM at Scotiabank Arena  
Watch on: TSN4, MSG

### 

The Leafs last game was away on October 20 against the Columbus Blue Jackets, which Toronto won by a score of 6-2 in regulation. The Leafs have a record of 5-4-2 for a 0.545 Points %.

The New York Rangers last played at home on October 19 against the Anaheim Ducks. The Rangers won by a score of 5-2 in regulation, and their current league record is 7-3-1 for a 0.682 Points %.

### Them

Despite losing their goalie, the Rangers are doing well so far this season. Or are they? Their five-on-five play is very average; their power play is average and scores below average. They are very good on the PK, and only one team has a better team Save % shorthanded than them, and you should know who that is without me telling you.

This actually puts them in a good position to counter the Leafs power play and meet them in the middle at five-on-five. 

How are they winning? Well they have one of the highest all-situations Save percentages in the NHL, so that turns their very slightly positive Expected Goal Differential in a slightly better actual Goal Differential. 

A lot of that is a statistical relic of Igor Shesterkin's five games, but Dylan Garand has also been very good. 

#### Lines

Andrew Crane via [Daily Faceoff](https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/new-york-rangers/line-combinations/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) from yesterday's practice

Gabriel Perreault - Mika Zibanejad - Alexis Lafrenière  
Tye Kartye - J.T. Miller - Pavel Dorofeyev  
Will Cuylle - Noah Laba - Eeli Tolvanen  
Oliver Bjorkstrand - Justin Dowling - Taylor Raddysh

Vladislav Gavrikov - Adam Fox  
Marcus Pettersson - Sean Durzi  
Alberts Smits - Braden Schneider

Dylan Garand  
Spencer Martin

### Us

Leafs look to be going with what worked for the last two games. And Jake McCabe is ready to play. 

> McCabe sporting a shiner this morning from the stick he took to the eye in Columbus. [pic.twitter.com/hSisEKZjEe](https://t.co/hSisEKZjEe?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
> 
> — David Alter (@davidalter) [October 22, 2026](https://x.com/davidalter/status/2113284891735466110?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

He got lucky.

#### Lines

Arun Srinivasan via [Daily Faceoff](https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/toronto-maple-leafs/line-combinations/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) from morning skate:

Easton Cowan - Auston Matthews - Jack Roslovic  
Kirill Marchenko - Nick Paul - William Nylander  
Gavin McKenna - Colton Sissons - Vinni Lettieri  
Brandon Duhaime - Teddy Blueger - Zack MacEwen

Jake McCabe - Darren Raddysh  
Morgan Rielly - Troy Stecher  
Marshall Rifai - Oliver Ekman-Larsson

Sergei Bobrovsky - starter  
Anthony Stolarz

### The Game

I don't think the power play can carry the day in this one, so keep on working at all the other things too.