TORONTO -- Igor Shesterkin made 34 saves for the New York Rangers in a 4-1 win against the Toronto Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena on Saturday.

Chris Kreider scored twice and Igor Shesterkin stopped 34 shots as the New York Rangers beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-1.

Chris Kreider scored two goals -- one into an empty net -- and the visiting New York Rangers defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-1 on Saturday night.

Alexis Lafreniere got things started for the Rangers with his third goal of the season at 11:44 of the first period. He collected a rebound, cut across the slot and whipped a shot past Anthony Stolarz (25 saves). Rookie defenseman Victor Mancini got his first NHL assist on the goal.

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Laviolette sat Zac Jones in favor of Ruhwedel, who played 14:04 on Saturday and tied for the team lead with a plus-two rating. Jones had played in the previous four games, posting an assist and a plus-four rating while averaging 15:45 of ice time. The Rangers had 44.18 percent of the expected goal share with him on the ice at five-on-five.

Igor Shesterkin made 34 saves and Chris Kreider scored twice in the Rangers' 4-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs.

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It is a likely byproduct of two of the NHL’s largest media markets that an Original Six game before Halloween was billed as a statement game, but short of that, the New York Rangers sent a declaration of intent to the Toronto Maple Leafs and the league writ large in a 4-1 victory on Saturday.

Igor Shesterkin’s heroics helped the New York Rangers extend their season-opening points streak to five games by holding off the […]