MAPLE LEAFS 6, RANGERS 3 POST GAME NOTES: Pierre Engvall opened the scoring for the Maple Leafs at 9:38 of the first period. Engvall has three points (1 goal, 2 assists) over his past three games.

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS 6 (18-14-4 – 40 Points) vs.
NEW YORK RANGERS 3 (16-14-4 – 36 Points)
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2019

ON THE SCORESHEET
Pierre Engvall opened the scoring for the Maple Leafs at 9:38 of the first period. Engvall has three points (1 goal, 2 assists) over his past three games. Tonight’s goal is his first point against an Eastern Conference opponent in six games. He has registered all six of his points (2-4-6) on the road in 2019-20.
William Nylander scored Toronto’s second goal of the night at 11:52 of the first period and later had the secondary assist on Mitch Marner’s second period goal before scoring the fourth Toronto goal of the night at 2:10 of the third period. Nylander has assists (2) and points (2-2-4) in two consecutive games. Tonight’s game is his third multi-goal and fifth multi-point performance of 2019-20. In five career games at Madison Square Garden, Nylander has registered four goals and three assists.
Mitch Marner scored the third Maple Leafs goal of the night on the power play at 2:50 of the second period before adding the fifth Maple Leafs goal of the night at 2:57 of the third period. Marner has points (4-6-10) in six consecutive games. Tonight’s game is his second multi-goal and eighth multi-point performance of 2019-20. He has 14 points (7-7-14) in 11 games on the road this season.
Ilya Mikheyev collected the secondary assist on Engvall’s first period goal and later scored the sixth Toronto goal of the game at 16:23 of the third period. Mikheyev has goals (3) and points (3-1-4) in three consecutive games. Tonight’s game is his sixth multi-point performance of the season. He has 14 points (4 goals, 10 assists) in 20 road games.
Justin Holl registered the primary assist on Engvall’s first period goal. Holl has three assists over his last five games. He has recorded eight (1-7-8) of his 11 points on the road this season. He has two points (1 goal, 1 assist) in two career games at Madison Square Garden.
Kasperi Kapanen recorded the lone assist on Nylander’s first period goal. Kapanen has eight points (4 goals, 4 assists) in 10 games against Metropolitan Division opponents this season. He has 15 points (6-9-15) in 20 games on the road.
Auston Matthews registered the primary assist on Marner’s second period goal and later had the primary assist on Nylander’s third period goal. Matthews has points (2-2-4) in two consecutive games. Tonight’s game is his third multi-assist game of the season and his 12th multi-point game of 2019-20. Eleven of Matthews’ 17 assists have been primary assists, which is the second highest primary assist total among Toronto skaters.
Travis Dermott picked up the secondary assist on Nylander’s third period goal. Dermott has four points (2-2-4) in seven games against Metropolitan Division teams this season. Five (2-3-5) of his six points have come on the road this season.
Alex Kerfoot had the lone assist on Mikheyev’s third period goal. Kerfoot has three points (1 goal, 2 assists) over his last three games. He has three points (1 goal, 2 assists) in five career games against the Rangers. Toronto is 5-2-1 when Kerfoot records a point this season.
Frederik Andersen stopped 19 shots to earn his League-leading 18th win of the season.

Record on the Road
10-10-0 (20 Games)
All-Time Record vs. New York
288-222-95-10 (615 Games)
All-Time Record vs. New York on the Road:
169-94-39-5 (307 Games)
Record vs. Eastern Conference
9-9-4 (21 Games)
Record vs. Metropolitan Division
3-4-3 (10 Games)

MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS
Shots
6 (Marner)
Shot Attempts
8 (Rielly)
Faceoff Wins
9 (Tavares)
Faceoff Win Percentage
83% (Gauthier – 5 won, 1 lost)
Hits
4 (Ceci)
Blocked Shots
5 (Muzzin)
Takeaways
2 (Marner, Mikheyev)
TOI
21:59 (Rielly)
Power Play TOI
2:44 (Marner, Matthews, Tavares)
Shorthanded TOI
3:49 (Muzzin)
Shifts
29 (Holl)
5-on-5 Shot Attempt Percentage
80% (Barrie – 28 for, 7 against)

RECORD WHEN…
Scoring first
11-3-1
Tied after 1
7-5-2
Tied after 2
5-5-1
Score one power play goal
7-3-2
Do not allow a power play goal
11-5-0
Outshooting opponent
9-4-1
Friday
3-2-0

OF NOTE…
The Maple Leafs went 3-for-3 on the penalty kill and went 1-for-3 on the power play tonight.
Toronto won 60 percent (9 won, 6 lost) of their offensive zone faceoffs at 5-on-5.
Tyson Barrie and Morgan Rielly were on the ice for a team-high 28 Toronto shot attempts-for at 5-on-5 tonight. Barrie finished the game with a team-high 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 80 percent (28 for, 7 against), while Rielly had a 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 77.8 percent (28 for, 8 against).
Zach Hyman and John Tavares started 16.7 percent of their 5-on-5 shifts in the offensive zone, which was the lowest mark among Toronto skaters.
Auston Matthews won 59 percent (5 won, 4 lost) of his offensive zone faceoffs.
UPCOMING GAMES:
Saturday, December 21, 7:00 p.m. vs. Detroit Red Wings (Sportsnet, FAN 590)
Monday, December 23, 2:00 p.m. vs. Carolina Hurricanes (Sportsnet Ontario, FAN 590)
Friday, December 27, 7:00 p.m. at New Jersey Devils (Sportsnet Ontario, TSN 1050)
Saturday, December 28, 7:00 p.m. vs. New York Rangers (Sportsnet, Sportsnet 590 The FAN)
Tuesday, December 31, 6:00 p.m. at Minnesota Wild (Sportsnet Ontario, TSN 1050)