Ice Hockey
New York Rangers End Toronto Maple Leafs' Nine-Game Point Streak
by privatebet.com - 2023/12/20
The Toronto Maple Leafs have been on a roll in the past few weeks, but they struggled to keep their cool in their last game. The New York Rangers scored an epic 5-2 victory against the Maple Leafs on Tuesday night, thus ending their nine-game point streak. Igor Shesterkin was on top of his game on Tuesday and made 31 saves for the Rangers, but he wasn’t the only player responsible for this epic victory. Mika Zibanejad scored twice, while Braden Schneider, Alexis Lafreniere, and Artemi Panarin all added one goal each for their side. This match marked the ending of Toronto’s nine-game point streak, and their captain John Tavares said that it all came down to the Rangers’ goalkeeper doing a great job. “We didn’t get a chance to see our power play tonight, and I thought we created some good looks and had some opportunities. I think their goalie was seeing it really well, and we probably could have made it a little more difficult for him to challenge and see pucks cleanly,” said Tavares post-match. Despite suffering a loss to the Rangers, Tuesday night was pretty memorable for Tavares, who was honored with an on-ice ceremony for reaching 1,000 career points last week.