The New York Rangers came to town tonight for another key match-up. The Rangers are in the weird position of dueling Columbus for a Metropolitan third seed both have reason not to want (the third seed will probably play Pittsburgh in round one, while the first wild card will draw a weaker Atlantic team.) The Leafs, of course, want every point they can get as they try to hang onto the third seed in the Atlantic.
First Period
The first really good chance of the game came off an uncharacteristically bad giveaway by Auston Matthews to Derek Stepan.