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Toronto Maple Leafs vs New York Rangers

Regular season · Thursday, March 18, 2027 · Madison Square Garden

Toronto Maple LeafsTorontoMaple LeafsAway

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New York RangersNY RangersRangersHome

SN · MSG

Game preview

The Toronto Maple Leafs visit the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden on Thursday, March 18, 2027, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on SN and MSG.

This is the second of 3 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Maple Leafs

First game of a road trip.

  1. 82027-03-08: vs DAL
  2. 92027-03-09: no game
  3. 102027-03-10: no game
  4. 112027-03-11: at WPG
  5. 122027-03-12: no game
  6. 132027-03-13: vs VAN
  7. 142027-03-14: no game
  8. 152027-03-15: vs FLA
  9. 162027-03-16: no game
  10. 172027-03-17: vs TBL
  11. 182027-03-18: at NYR, second of a back-to-backB2B
rest since last game
0 days
rest since last game
since last game
~340 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~340 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Rangers

Another game at home.

  1. 82027-03-08: no game
  2. 92027-03-09: at UTA
  3. 102027-03-10: no game
  4. 112027-03-11: at COL
  5. 122027-03-12: no game
  6. 132027-03-13: at VGK
  7. 142027-03-14: no game
  8. 152027-03-15: no game
  9. 162027-03-16: vs OTT
  10. 172027-03-17: no game
  11. 182027-03-18: vs TOR
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~0 mi
since last game
road trip
–
road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Toronto Maple LeafsMaple LeafsTue, Oct 13 at UTA
  1. L1Roslovic#96Matthews#34Marchenko#86
    9:37 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewPaul#20McKenna#92Sissons#15
    6:09 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewTavares#91Nylander#88Cowan#53
    5:53 together at 5v5
  1. D1McCabe#22Raddysh#43
    12:12 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewRielly#44Stecher#28
    5:32 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewEkman-Larsson#95Blankenburg#3
    3:19 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Tavares CMatthews CNylander RMarchenko RRaddysh D3:07
  2. 2McKenna LRoslovic CCowan RRielly DBlankenburg D0:23

Penalty kill

  1. 1Sissons CBlueger CMcCabe DStecher D1:31
  2. 2Paul LDuhaime LEkman-Larsson DStecher D0:29
New York RangersRangersTue, Oct 13 vs TBL
  1. L1Zibanejad#93Dorofeyev#16Perreault#94
    10:41 together at 5v5
  2. L2Kartye#24Lafrenière#13Miller#10
    9:44 together at 5v5
  3. L3Cuylle#50Laba#42Tolvanen#17
    8:53 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewRempe#73Beaudoin#53Bjorkstrand#28
    2:31 together at 5v5
  1. D1Pettersson#26Durzi#5
    16:31 together at 5v5
  2. D2Gavrikov#44Fox#23
    12:21 together at 5v5
  3. D3Schneider#4Smits#12
    9:45 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Lafrenière LZibanejad CMiller CPerreault RFox D2:48
  2. 2Cuylle LBjorkstrand RTolvanen RPerreault RDurzi D0:30

Penalty kill

  1. 1Kartye LTolvanen RGavrikov DFox D0:45
  2. 2Kartye LTolvanen RPettersson DSchneider D0:38

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

TORNYR

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

TOR 47% (2nd most shuffled)NYR 75% (6th most settled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26 · under 10 pulls is a small sample

TOR 1:29 left (3rd latest · 9 pulls)NYR 1:36 left (9th latest · 22 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

TOR 45.8s (4th shortest)NYR 47.0s (8th shortest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

TOR 26% (7th least often)NYR 28% (14th least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series