Matthew Knies broke a tie 6:21 into the third period, and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the New York Rangers 3-2 at Madison Square Garden in New York on Friday.

The Rangers’ fourth line was rewarded for their strong performance against the Islanders with an unexplainable reduced role. After scoring three goals on Tuesday, the trio of Othmann, Brodzinski, and Rempe all saw less than five minutes of ice time a piece through the first two periods.

Matthew Knies broke a third-period tie, Anthony Stolarz made 33 saves and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the New York Rangers 3-2 on Friday night.

Friday night’s 3-2 loss to the Maple Leafs at Madison Square Garden counted as the fifth consecutive time the Blueshirts whiffed on an opportunity to stack three wins in a row, which deprived them of two crucial points with their surrounding teams in the Eastern Conference wild-card race dormant for the night.

Matthew Knies broke a third-period tie, Anthony Stolarz made 33 saves and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the New York Rangers 3-2 on Friday night.

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