Rangers blow game in final seconds in latest road loss to Maple Leafs

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Walker, M. (2026, October 23). Rangers blow game in final seconds in latest road loss to Maple Leafs. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/22/sports/rangers-blow-game-in-final-seconds-in-latest-road-loss-to-maple-leafs/

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-23 · by Mollie Walker

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The Rangers lost to the Maple Leafs 5-4 in a fast-paced game at Scotiabank Arena on Thursday night. Despite keeping pace for much of the contest and tying the score late with Alexis Lafrenière’s goal, the Rangers conceded a last-second goal by Troy Stecher to lose the game. Rookie goaltender Dylan Garand struggled with rebound control, stopping 31 out of 36 shots in his fourth loss of the season. The Maple Leafs capitalized on Toronto’s high star power and skill, exposing weaknesses in the Rangers’ defensive structure.
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“Both articles describe the same hockey game between the Toronto Maple Leafs and New York Rangers on October 23, 2026, ending in a 5-4 victory for the Maple Leafs due to Troy Stecher's late goal.”
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🔮 In his sixth consecutive start, rookie netminder Dylan Garand struggled mightily with rebound control.
🔮 “As soon as I stepped on the ice, I could feel the energy.
🔮 tRY IT NOWAgainst the clubs projected to finish near the bottom of the standings — such as the Red Wings, Canucks and Ducks — the Rangers have won by a combined margin of 13-4.
🔮 “I think the biggest thing in-zone — and this is a discussion we’ve had with our group — is our willingness to create off the shot more,” Sullivan said.
🔮 “Obviously, we knew what he could bring defensively, but he’s got that offensive game to him.
🔮 The silver lining to Igor Shesterkin’s impending placement on season-ending long-term injury reserve is the sizable cap relief the Rangers will get in return — and the possibilities are endless.
🔮 Sullivan has indicated that dressing Chmelar or Rempe would be a game-to-game decision, but the former had gotten a stretch of games amid the Rangers’ 5-1 run after their shutout loss in Boston.
🔮 After some heavy play along the walls to maintain possession with his linemates, Will Cuylle registered his third goal of the season as the lone goal scorer in the second period.
2026-10-14 · assertive framing · Rangers roll past Lightning to remain undefeated at MSG
🔮 I think Will Cuylle’s an emerging young guy that’s starting to take on more of a leadership role for us.
🔮 And after hearing the most devastating injury news possible about their star goalie Igor Shesterkin, who will miss the remainder of the season with a knee injury, the 2026-27 Rangers took a 6-2 win over a struggling Canucks team despite giving up an equalizing shorthanded goal late in the second period. “This is a situation I feel like not a lot needs to be said,” captain J.T. Miller said Sunday morning after participating in an optional skate.
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Blueshirts Post Sports+ for Rangers TORONTO the Maple Leafs

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Rangers ORG · 11× TORONTO GPE · 4× the Maple Leafs ORG · 3× Dorofeyev PERSON · 2× Alexis Lafrenière PERSON · 1× Blueshirts ORG · 1× Dylan Garand PERSON · 1× Mollie Walker PERSON · 1× Post Sports+ for ORG · 1× Troy Stecher PERSON · 1×

Narrative

Despite their ability to keep pace for a majority of the contest, any time the Blueshirts had a chance to assert themselves a defensive lapse or a juicy rebound ended up in the back of their net on the way to a 5-4 loss Thursday night at Scotiabank Arena.
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🔮 In his sixth consecutive start, rookie netminder Dylan Garand struggled mightily with rebound control.
2026-10-23 · New York Post
Rangers blow game in final seconds in latest road loss to Maple Leafs · assertive framing

Claims (17 extracted, 2 hedged)

The Rangers never quite had a grasp on this game against the Maple Leafs. asserted
Rangers → have → Leafs
Despite their ability to keep pace for a majority of the contest, any time the Blueshirts had a chance to assert themselves a defensive lapse or a juicy rebound ended up in the back of their net on the way to a 5-4 loss Thursday night at Scotiabank Arena. asserted
lapse → keep → Arena
tRY IT NOWEven after Alexis Lafrenière evened the score at 4-all with just over five and a half minutes left in regulation, the Rangers gave up a goal to Troy Stecher with seconds left in regulation. asserted
Rangers → try → regulation
It was a fast-paced, back-and-forth affair that saw the Maple Leafs poke holes in the Rangers structure and capitalize on a green goaltender. asserted
Leafs → pace → goaltender
In his sixth consecutive start, rookie netminder Dylan Garand struggled mightily with rebound control. asserted
Garand → struggle → control
He ultimately stopped 31 of the 36 shots he faced in his fourth loss of the season, but the 24-year-old faltered in the face of Toronto’s high-octane offense. asserted
old → stop → offense
The emotions of the last month and the increased workload could very well be weighing on him. uncertain
emotions → increase → him
A couple of those pucks never reach Garand, however, if the Rangers keep Toronto out of the middle of their zone. asserted
Rangers → reach → zone
The Maple Leafs were able to bulldoze into the dangerous areas of the ice without much pushback from the visitors, resulting in point-blank shots that produced long rebounds with no Rangers jerseys to be found to contest. asserted
that → bulldoze → jerseys
The Rangers have taken significant strides with their defensive structure, but this was an opposing club with high star power and skill that exposed its weaknesses. asserted
that → take → weaknesses
Just over a minute and a half into the game, a bad Rangers change led to Toronto’s first goal of the evening. asserted
change → lead → evening
Pavel Dorofeyev and Tye Kartye skated right for the visitor’s bench as the puck was passed to Jake McCabe in the neutral zone. asserted
puck → skate → zone
McCabe quickly passed it up to Easton Cowan, who split Sean Durzi and Marcus Pettersson before burying the puck over the glove of Garand. asserted
who → pass → Garand
Mike Sullivan benched Dorofeyev for one power play for staying out too long with the man advantage last game, but the Rangers head coach has shown faith in the team’s offseason acquisition and long-term signing despite his two goals through 12 games. asserted
coach → bench → games
Dorofeyev rang another one off the post later Thursday night, an indication of how much he may be pressing. Mika Zibanejad’s first five-on-five goal of the season knotted the game at 1-all, but Teddy Bleuger’s first goal as a Maple Leaf gave the home team a one-goal lead going into the first intermission. uncertain
goal → ring → intermission
Taking their first lead of the night, the Rangers scored twice to open the second period just under four minutes apart. asserted
Rangers → take → period
The visitors were funneling pucks on net for a good portion of the night, with Zibanejad and Kartye both scoring after getting a stick on feeds from the top of the zone. asserted
Zibanejad → funnel → zone
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