On a night where the Toronto Maple Leafs notched their third consecutive win – defeating the New York Rangers 4-3 in New York – former captain John Tavares reached a new milestone, tallying three points to hit 1,

For the second time in two nights, the Rangers lost a game they had to win, against a team playing on the second night of a back-to-back. The Toronto Maple Leafs came into Madison Square Garden, got two goals from former Islander John Tavares and dealt the Rangers a crushing 4-3 loss, their third straight on the homestand, with one more game to go.

NEW YORK (AP) — John Tavares scored twice and added an assist, and Anthony Stolarz made 27 saves as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the New York Rangers 4-3 on Thursday night. Bobby McMann and Matthew Knies also scored to help Toronto win its third straight game. Jake McCabe had three assists and William Nylander contributed two.