TORONTO — Troy Stecher scored with 26.3 seconds left in regulation as the Maple Leafs beat the Rangers, 5-4, on Thursday night for their third straight victory.
Stecher’s winner came on a delayed penalty after he took a pass from Morgan Rielly and ripped a high shot.
Mika Zibanejad had a goal and an assist and Oliver Bjorkstrand, Tye Kartye and Alexis Lafreniere also scored for the Rangers (7-4-1), who got 31 saves from Dylan Garand.
Adam Fox had four assists to give him 14 in the first 12 games of the season.
Brandon Duhaime had a goal and two assists and Teddy Blueger, Kirill Marchenko and Easton Cowan also scored for Toronto (6-4-2).
Sergei Bobrovsky made 21 saves. Zack MacEwen added two assists. Blueger also had an assist for a two-point night.
Bobrovsky tied former Ranger Henrik Lundqvist for most wins by a non-North American goalie with 459.