However, Igor Shesterkin is a far tougher challenge than Preds backup Justice Annunen. The New York Rangers goalie has a remarkable .972 SV% and a 0.76 GAA in four starts this season. So, the Maple Leafs better shoot everything they can on goal and get shots from those dirty areas if they’re going to beat Shesterkin.

Toronto Maple Leafs CEO Keith Pelley made it clear that the team's goal is to be a legitimate Stanley Cup contender this season.

Robertson hasn’t been able to secure a permanent place in the Leafs lineup, but he’s shown enough to dissuade them from giving him away.

The New York Rangers and Toronto Maple Leafs meet Thursday night. Puck drop from Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET.

Oliver Ekman-Larsson and John Tavares each had a goal and two assists and the Toronto Maple Leafs snapped a two-game skid with a 7-4 win overt the Nashville Predators.

NOTES: Matthews has 64 game-winning goals, passing Dave Keon for second in Maple Leafs history. Mats Sundin is first with 79. … The Predators were 0-for-2 on the power play and are 1-for-17 on the season.

Easton Cowan is loving life as a rookie in the NHL with the Toronto Maple Leafs. The 20-year-old has played two games alongside Auston Matthews and Matthew Knies on Toronto's top line. He registered his first NHL point on Tuesday night against the Nashville Predators on a goal from Matthews.

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