New York RangersNYR 3–4 Final Toronto Maple LeafsTOR

Wednesday, March 25, 2026

Final 1st2nd3rd T SOG
New York RangersNYR 021 3 43
Toronto Maple LeafsTOR 211 4 18
Playoff odds, % Change
NYR +0.0
TOR +0.0

How the result moved each team's playoff odds, calculated Mar 25, 2026 7:32 PM EDT.

Highlights

Scoring

1st Period
5:15 TOR Jake McCabe (4) Matias Maccelli (22), Dakota Joshua (6) · wrist xG 0.08 0–1 ▶
12:08 TOR Nick Robertson (14) Max Domi (23) · snap xG 0.08 0–2 ▶
2nd Period
5:41 TOR Dakota Joshua (10) Matias Maccelli (23), Joseph Woll (1) · wrist xG 0.09 0–3 ▶
10:16 NYR Alexis Lafrenière (21)PP J.T. Miller (28), Adam Fox (33) · wrist xG 0.15 1–3 ▶
18:01 NYR Mika Zibanejad (31)PP Alexis Lafrenière (28), Adam Fox (34) · snap xG 0.14 2–3 ▶
3rd Period
11:57 TOR John Tavares (26) Unassisted · wrist xG 0.05 2–4 ▶
13:04 NYR Mika Zibanejad (32) Gabe Perreault (14), Alexis Lafrenière (29) · backhand xG 0.23 3–4 ▶

Score away–home after each goal; season totals in parentheses.

Shot quality

Expected goals (xG) rate every unblocked shot by how often shots like it go in, from where it was taken, the shot type, the strength and what happened just before it. How it works

NYR 77%Deserve to win23% TOR
NYRTOR
3.17Expected goals1.59
3Goals (no shootout)4
2.26Expected goals, 5 on 51.29
78Shot attempts40
59Unblocked attempts27
43Shots on goal18

Game notes

What stood out as the game went on, from the play-by-play and the shifts. Time on the bench is counted in 5-on-5 play outside the penalty box; the note says the player sat, not why. Goals saved are against the shots' expected goals (xG).

2nd Period
5:41 NYR Goalie Goalie · Shesterkin −2.2 goals saved
3 goals on 0.80 xG, 11 shots on goal
3rd Period
16:20 NYR No shift No shift · Brodzinski, 11:05 on the bench
No shift from 3:43 to 17:16 of the 3rd; 9 shifts (8:16) before that
16:20 NYR No shift No shift · Raddysh, 12:14 on the bench
No shift after 3:45 of the 3rd; 9 shifts (7:53) before that

Shot map

NYR shoots ←Bigger circle: higher xG; filled: goal→ TOR shoots
Will Cuylle: wrist, 36 ft, xG 0.03 (P1 1:37) Will Cuylle: tip-in, 35 ft, xG 0.04 (P1 1:58) Vladislav Gavrikov: snap, 64 ft, xG 0.01 (P1 2:26) Jonny Brodzinski: tip-in, 11 ft, xG 0.11 (P1 2:36) Calle Jarnkrok: tip-in, 85 ft, xG 0.00 (P1 3:27) Adam Sykora: wrist, 34 ft, xG 0.02 (P1 4:42) Matias Maccelli: backhand, 8 ft, xG 0.15 (P1 5:14) Taylor Raddysh: tip-in, 16 ft, xG 0.04 (P1 5:54) Nick Robertson: wrist, 85 ft, xG 0.00 (P1 6:01) Brandon Carlo: snap, 74 ft, xG 0.00 (P1 6:26) Gabe Perreault: tip-in, 14 ft, xG 0.05 (P1 6:42) Mika Zibanejad: wrist, 25 ft, xG 0.03 (P1 6:56) Jacob Quillan: wrist, 18 ft, xG 0.06 (P1 7:14) Steven Lorentz: backhand, 6 ft, xG 0.04 (P1 7:15) Will Cuylle: slap, 45 ft, xG 0.03 (P1 7:25) Mika Zibanejad: snap, 25 ft, xG 0.06 (P1 8:01) Tye Kartye: snap, 28 ft, xG 0.06 (P1 9:14) J.T. Miller: wrist, 6 ft, xG 0.03 (P1 9:15) J.T. Miller: wrist, 3 ft, xG 0.26 (P1 9:16) Will Cuylle: wrist, 26 ft, xG 0.10 (P1 10:01) Adam Sykora: wrist, 6 ft, xG 0.05 (P1 13:14) Morgan Rielly: wrist, 36 ft, xG 0.05 (P1 13:48) Adam Fox: slap, 63 ft, xG 0.00 (P1 15:49) Will Cuylle: wrist, 47 ft, xG 0.03 (P1 16:28) Vincent Trocheck: tip-in, 18 ft, xG 0.05 (P1 16:39) John Tavares: backhand, 8 ft, xG 0.12 (P1 16:59) Matthew Knies: tip-in, 10 ft, xG 0.11 (P1 18:18) Max Domi: wrist, 43 ft, xG 0.02 (P1 18:22) Tye Kartye: wrist, 40 ft, xG 0.01 (P2 0:44) Braden Schneider: wrist, 65 ft, xG 0.00 (P2 1:03) J.T. Miller: wrist, 47 ft, xG 0.04 (P2 2:09) Mika Zibanejad: slap, 36 ft, xG 0.08 (P2 2:19) Adam Fox: wrist, 49 ft, xG 0.03 (P2 2:38) Will Cuylle: wrist, 30 ft, xG 0.02 (P2 3:25) Will Cuylle: wrist, 33 ft, xG 0.02 (P2 3:30) Will Cuylle: wrist, 36 ft, xG 0.06 (P2 3:54) Alexis Lafrenière: wrist, 43 ft, xG 0.02 (P2 5:11) Mika Zibanejad: wrist, 56 ft, xG 0.01 (P2 5:24) John Tavares: snap, 14 ft, xG 0.12 (P2 5:58) J.T. Miller: wrist, 22 ft, xG 0.02 (P2 6:43) J.T. Miller: snap, 6 ft, xG 0.04 (P2 6:44) Max Domi: wrist, 33 ft, xG 0.07 (P2 6:53) Jonny Brodzinski: wrist, 34 ft, xG 0.01 (P2 8:20) Adam Sykora: backhand, 17 ft, xG 0.02 (P2 9:48) Adam Sykora: tip-in, 14 ft, xG 0.05 (P2 14:08) Easton Cowan: wrist, 33 ft, xG 0.09 (P2 14:20) Calle Jarnkrok: wrist, 46 ft, xG 0.02 (P2 14:37) Braden Schneider: wrist, 62 ft, xG 0.00 (P2 15:01) Nick Robertson: snap, 25 ft, xG 0.08 (P2 15:52) Alexis Lafrenière: snap, 41 ft, xG 0.05 (P2 16:09) Adam Sykora: wrist, 31 ft, xG 0.06 (P2 16:13) Will Cuylle: deflected, 8 ft, xG 0.08 (P2 16:34) Alexis Lafrenière: wrist, 21 ft, xG 0.09 (P2 17:39) Vincent Trocheck: tip-in, 18 ft, xG 0.09 (P2 17:47) Simon Benoit: wrist, 42 ft, xG 0.02 (P2 18:15) John Tavares: backhand, 65 ft, xG 0.01 (P3 0:28) Brandon Carlo: wrist, 63 ft, xG 0.01 (P3 0:44) Conor Sheary: wrist, 31 ft, xG 0.01 (P3 1:26) Vincent Trocheck: slap, 37 ft, xG 0.04 (P3 2:31) Jonny Brodzinski: wrist, 23 ft, xG 0.07 (P3 3:05) Matthew Robertson: snap, 34 ft, xG 0.04 (P3 4:12) Alexis Lafrenière: wrist, 39 ft, xG 0.02 (P3 4:36) Max Domi: snap, 16 ft, xG 0.23 (P3 5:43) Vincent Trocheck: tip-in, 13 ft, xG 0.08 (P3 6:18) Vladislav Gavrikov: snap, 15 ft, xG 0.07 (P3 6:19) William Nylander: backhand, 24 ft, xG 0.02 (P3 8:03) Oliver Ekman-Larsson: wrist, 57 ft, xG 0.04 (P3 8:44) Mika Zibanejad: tip-in, 10 ft, xG 0.10 (P3 10:48) Simon Benoit: wrist, 51 ft, xG 0.02 (P3 11:17) Adam Sykora: wrist, 39 ft, xG 0.03 (P3 13:10) Alexis Lafrenière: wrist, 51 ft, xG 0.01 (P3 13:45) Mika Zibanejad: backhand, 45 ft, xG 0.02 (P3 14:10) Jake McCabe: wrist, 62 ft, xG 0.02 (P3 14:48) Mika Zibanejad: wrist, 49 ft, xG 0.01 (P3 15:03) Alexis Lafrenière: wrist, 36 ft, xG 0.03 (P3 18:24) Alexis Lafrenière: wrist, 7 ft, xG 0.16 (P3 18:41) Mika Zibanejad: wrist, 55 ft, xG 0.02 (P3 19:09) Mika Zibanejad: slap, 40 ft, xG 0.03 (P3 19:15) Mika Zibanejad: slap, 42 ft, xG 0.07 (P3 19:56) Jake McCabe: GOAL, wrist, 19 ft, xG 0.08 (P1 5:15) Nick Robertson: GOAL, snap, 24 ft, xG 0.08 (P1 12:08) Dakota Joshua: GOAL, wrist, 31 ft, xG 0.09 (P2 5:41) Alexis Lafrenière: GOAL, wrist, 9 ft, xG 0.15 (P2 10:16) Mika Zibanejad: GOAL, snap, 19 ft, xG 0.14 (P2 18:01) John Tavares: GOAL, wrist, 33 ft, xG 0.05 (P3 11:57) Mika Zibanejad: GOAL, backhand, 6 ft, xG 0.23 (P3 13:04)
About these numbers

xG comes from hockeystats.io's own model, a gradient-boosted tree model trained on every unblocked shot from the 2021-22 to 2025-26 regular seasons using the NHL's public play-by-play. Each shot's value is the share of similar shots that became goals. A team's xG is the sum over its shots; "deserve to win" asks how often the team would outscore its opponent if every shot went in at exactly that rate. Blocked shots count as attempts but have no xG (the NHL records where they were blocked, not where they were taken), so the map leaves them out.

Box score

New York Rangers

Skater GAP+/− AttxG HitBlkTOI
Forwards
93 Mika Zibanejad 202 0 150.82 2022:12
13 Alexis Lafrenière 123 0 80.54 0021:06
16 Vincent Trocheck 000 -2 40.26 5119:44
10 J.T. Miller 011 -1 60.40 0018:37
94 Gabe Perreault 011 0 20.05 0017:41
50 Will Cuylle 000 -1 100.40 5015:54
43 Conor Sheary 000 -1 10.01 0014:45
24 Tye Kartye 000 -1 30.07 7114:40
22 Jonny Brodzinski 000 0 30.19 0009:05
14 Taylor Raddysh 000 0 10.04 0107:53
49 Jaroslav Chmelar 000 -1 20.00 1007:25
Defense
23 Adam Fox 022 -2 60.04 0125:53
44 Vladislav Gavrikov 000 -2 30.07 1122:06
4 Braden Schneider 000 -1 20.01 0321:17
17 Will Borgen 000 0 10.00 1316:48
29 Matthew Robertson 000 -1 40.04 2016:34
6 Vincent Iorio 000 0 00.00 1012:37
Goalie SAGA SVSV% xGA GSAx
Igor Shesterkin 18414 .778 1.59 -2.41

Toronto Maple Leafs

Skater GAP+/− AttxG HitBlkTOI
Forwards
88 William Nylander 000 +1 40.02 1220:35
91 John Tavares 101 +1 40.30 1019:19
53 Easton Cowan 000 +1 20.09 2119:07
89 Matthew Knies 000 +1 10.11 1015:25
81 Dakota Joshua 112 +1 10.09 6114:31
11 Max Domi 011 +1 40.32 0014:29
63 Matias Maccelli 022 +1 20.15 0014:28
14 Nick Robertson 101 +1 40.16 0014:00
29 Bo Groulx 000 0 00.00 2013:56
19 Calle Jarnkrok 000 0 20.02 0013:17
18 Steven Lorentz 000 0 10.04 2211:47
26 Jacob Quillan 000 +1 20.06 1209:02
Defense
22 Jake McCabe 101 +2 40.09 2424:54
25 Brandon Carlo 000 +2 20.01 3322:16
44 Morgan Rielly 000 +2 20.05 0018:44
44 Simon Benoit 000 -1 20.04 4217:27
95 Oliver Ekman-Larsson 000 +2 20.04 0017:25
28 Troy Stecher 000 -1 10.00 0015:38
Goalie SAGA SVSV% xGA GSAx
Joseph Woll 43340 .930 3.17 +0.17

Skaters by time on ice. Goalie lines count shots with the goalie in net, from the NHL play-by-play.

Player ratings

What each player added to the result, in goals, from most to least. Hover a number for what it's made of.

New York Rangers

Player Rating Points Shots On ice Pen FO Other GSAx TOI
13 Alexis Lafrenière L +2.92 +2.00 +0.35 +0.56 0.00 +0.01 0.00 — 21:06
93 Mika Zibanejad C +2.55 +1.50 +0.53 +0.53 0.00 -0.01 0.00 — 22:12
23 Adam Fox D +1.67 +1.10 +0.02 +0.50 0.00 0.00 +0.05 — 25:53
94 Gabe Perreault R +1.52 +0.70 +0.04 +0.63 +0.15 0.00 0.00 — 17:41
8 J.T. Miller C +1.07 +0.70 +0.26 +0.07 0.00 +0.04 0.00 — 18:37
50 Will Cuylle L +0.93 0.00 +0.26 +0.55 +0.15 -0.01 -0.02 — 15:54
44 Vladislav Gavrikov D +0.49 0.00 +0.05 +0.45 0.00 0.00 -0.01 — 22:06
14 Taylor Raddysh R +0.38 0.00 +0.03 +0.32 0.00 0.00 +0.03 — 7:53
22 Jonny Brodzinski C +0.35 0.00 +0.13 +0.22 0.00 +0.01 0.00 — 9:05
24 Tye Kartye L +0.29 0.00 +0.05 +0.04 +0.15 0.00 +0.05 — 14:40
17 Will Borgen D +0.22 0.00 0.00 +0.09 0.00 0.00 +0.13 — 16:48
4 Braden Schneider D +0.20 0.00 0.00 +0.20 -0.15 0.00 +0.15 — 21:17
16 Vincent Trocheck C +0.13 0.00 +0.17 -0.24 +0.15 +0.01 +0.05 — 19:44
6 Vincent Iorio D -0.04 0.00 0.00 +0.04 0.00 0.00 -0.08 — 12:37
49 Jaroslav Chmelar R -0.12 0.00 0.00 -0.12 0.00 0.00 0.00 — 7:25
38 Adam Sykora L -0.19 0.00 +0.15 -0.39 0.00 0.00 +0.05 — 13:33
29 Matthew Robertson D -0.27 0.00 +0.03 -0.15 -0.15 0.00 0.00 — 16:34
43 Conor Sheary L -0.29 0.00 +0.01 -0.27 0.00 0.00 -0.02 — 14:45
31 Igor Shesterkin G -2.41 0.00 — — 0.00 — — -2.41 58:10

Toronto Maple Leafs

Player Rating Points Shots On ice Pen FO Other GSAx TOI
81 Dakota Joshua C +1.40 +1.30 +0.06 +0.15 -0.15 0.00 +0.05 — 14:31
63 Matias Maccelli L +1.34 +1.40 +0.09 -0.16 0.00 0.00 0.00 — 14:28
22 Jake McCabe D +1.11 +0.75 +0.06 +0.27 -0.15 0.00 +0.18 — 24:54
91 John Tavares C +0.86 +0.75 +0.20 0.00 0.00 -0.02 -0.06 — 19:19
60 Joseph Woll G +0.72 +0.55 — — 0.00 — — +0.17 60:00
11 Max Domi C +0.63 +0.70 +0.21 -0.36 0.00 +0.04 +0.04 — 14:29
26 Jacob Quillan C +0.35 0.00 +0.04 +0.24 0.00 -0.04 +0.12 — 9:02
89 Nick Robertson L +0.33 +0.75 +0.10 -0.52 0.00 0.00 0.00 — 14:00
53 Easton Cowan R +0.21 0.00 +0.06 -0.07 +0.15 0.00 +0.07 — 19:07
95 Oliver Ekman-Larsson D +0.10 0.00 +0.02 +0.26 -0.15 0.00 -0.04 — 17:25
18 Steven Lorentz C +0.07 0.00 +0.03 -0.03 0.00 -0.03 +0.10 — 11:47
88 William Nylander R +0.02 0.00 +0.01 -0.22 +0.15 0.00 +0.08 — 20:35
19 Calle Jarnkrok C -0.01 0.00 +0.01 -0.02 0.00 -0.01 0.00 — 13:17
44 Morgan Rielly D -0.02 0.00 +0.03 -0.05 0.00 0.00 0.00 — 18:44
25 Brandon Carlo D -0.09 0.00 +0.01 -0.25 0.00 0.00 +0.15 — 22:16
23 Matthew Knies L -0.22 0.00 +0.07 -0.28 0.00 0.00 -0.02 — 15:25
29 Bo Groulx C -0.53 0.00 0.00 -0.54 0.00 +0.01 0.00 — 13:56
2 Simon Benoit D -0.75 0.00 +0.03 -0.71 -0.15 0.00 +0.08 — 17:27
28 Troy Stecher D -0.80 0.00 0.00 -0.74 0.00 0.00 -0.06 — 15:38

An expected-goals take on Dom Luszczyszyn's Game Score: goals and assists, the quality of a player's own shots, shot quality for and against while they were on the ice at 5v5, penalties, faceoffs and puck plays, all in goals; goalies by goals saved above expected. From the NHL play-by-play and shift charts.