Marner scored 19 seconds into OT as the Maple Leafs beat the Rangers for their 4th win in 5 games

Mitch Marner scored 19 seconds into overtime as the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the New York Rangers 3-2 on Wednesday night.

Pontus Holmberg and Timothy Liljegren had the goals in regulation for Toronto (30-11-8). Ilya Samsonov stopped 26 shots.

Marner managed to weave his way past all three Rangers skaters in the three-on-three extra period after Toronto took the lead up the middle before hitting his 18th goal of the season past an outstretched Shesterkin .

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Marner’s overtime winner completes Leafs comeback victory over Rangers

Mitch Marner scored early in overtime, giving Toronto a 3-2 win over the New York Rangers.

Down 1-0 after the first, Chytil got New York even at 2:10 of the second on a sneaky faceoff play.

The Rangers center squared up to David Kampf on the offensive draw, but instead of trying to win the draw back to a teammate, he fired the puck toward a surprised Samsonov with a shot through the pads for his 14th.

Chytil then gave the visitors – who beat Toronto 3-1 at Madison Square Garden on Dec. 15 – their first lead at 6:31 when Kaapo Kakko fired a slick pass to a teammate to slot home his second of the night.

New York had a great chance to go up 3-1 on a power play early in the third, but Chris Kreider managed to make a sure goal at Samsonov’s net.

Toronto began to press as the period wore on and finally beat Shesterkin, who won last season’s Vezina Trophy as the NHL’s top goaltender, when Liljegren scored his fourth with 4:11 left in regulation on broken play .

Tavares then curled the crossbar in the dying seconds for the home side.

The Leafs jumped out to a 1-0 lead 2:27 into the first – a chunk of the late-arriving crowd had yet to take their seats due to a winter storm that sidelined Toronto – when Holmberg converted alone on Shesterkin and his backhand. the fifth part of the campaign.

Toronto held a lightly attended optional morning skate, but former defenseman Mark Giordano was – as he usually is – out getting loose. “It’s a balance,” explained the 39-year-old. “You want to get into a good rhythm during the season. But for me, it’s just picking my spots.”

Keefe said the fact that there were so few regulars on the ice due to what has largely become a dated tradition was an indication of energy levels within his group. “You want to put it on them in terms of what they need,” the coach said. “The morning skating is optional. The game is mandatory. We need them to be ready to go for that. They know their bodies. They know what they want.”

The Maple Leafs will host Ottawa on Friday.