Rangers edge Maple Leafs 2-1 with overtime win Globe_Sports
New York Rangers left wing Brendan Lemieux raises his arms in jubilation after the puck gets past Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Frederik Andersen during third period NHL hockey action in Toronto on Saturday, March 23, 2019. The teams were tied after regulation play and the Rangers went on to win 2-1 in overtime.Ryan Strome scored in overtime as the New York Rangers snapped a five-game losing streak with a 2-1 victory over Toronto on Saturday.
Pavel Buchnevich had ended a scoreless deadlock 19 seconds into the third, beating Hyman to the puck in a mass of bodies in front of Andersen after a Brady Skjei shot from a bad angle produced a fat rebound. It was Buchnevich’s 18th goal of the season. Mike Richter made 59 stops in an overtime tie against the Vancouver Canucks in 1991. But the 55 saves were a Madison Square Garden record by a Ranger goaltender .Toronto was coming off a 4-2 win Wednesday in Buffalo but had lost five of its last eight . The Leafs had given up the opening goal in their last six games .Already eliminated from playoff contention, the Rangers had lost five straight and 11 of their last 12 . They had also suffered three straight road defeats.
The Rangers began to fight back, tying the shot count at 7-7. Matthews had two more good chances on a late power play in the period. Toronto outshot the Rangers 13-11 in a sloppy first period that saw New York win just 24 per cent of faceoffs.It was more of the same in the second with Toronto outshooting the visitors 9-2 to start the period. Georgiev was rock-solid, however, with a highlight-reel pad save on Hyman from point-blank range.
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