NHL Game Preview: Toronto Maple Leafs at New York Rangers with Line Combinations 2/28/2025

Maple Leafs Stars Mitch Marner and Auston Matthews Talking Prior to Face-Off
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Toronto Maple Leafs (36-20-2, 74 pts) at New York Rangers (29-25-4, 62 pts)

Venue: Madison Square Garden
Date: Friday, February 28
Time: 7:00 pm EST

TV: Sportsnet / NHL Network
Radio:
Toronto Maple Leafs – Sportsnet 590 AM The FAN
New York Rangers – WEPN-FM 98.7 ESPN New York

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Toronto Maple Leafs -1.5 ML -120
New York Rangers +1.5 ML +100
O/U 6.5

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Toronto Maple Leafs News & Notes:

The Maple Leafs are 16-9-2 on the road this season as they travel to the Big Apple to take on the Rangers at Madison Square Garden. Toronto is second in the Atlantic, one point behind division-leading Florida. The Leafs are 6-4-0 in their last ten games but have won three straight games and have scored at least 5 goals in each contest.

New York Rangers News & Notes:

The Rangers are 14-12-2 at home and are 5-5-0 in their last ten games. New York is 23-8-3 when they score three or more goals and the Rangers have won two straight games scoring five goals each time. This is the second of three meetings between these clubs with the Rangers taking the first meeting 4-1 on October 19 in Toronto.

Toronto Maple Leafs Projected Lines:

McMann-Matthews-Marner
Holmberg-Tavares-Nylander
Knies-Domi-Robertson
Lorentz-Kampf-Steeves

Rielly-Ekman-Larsson
McCabe-Myers
Benoit-Timmins

Stolarz
Woll

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New York Rangers Projected Lines:

Panarin-Trocheck-Lafreniere
Kreider-Zibanejad-Cuylle
Vesey-Carrick-Smith
Othmann-Brodzinski-Rempe

Lindgren-Vaakanainen
K Miller-Borgen
Jones-Schneider

Shesterkin
Quick

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Players To Watch:

Toronto Maple Leafs

Mitch Marner leads the Maple Leafs in scoring with 73 points (18g, 55a) in 57 games, which also ties him for fourth in the NHL. Marner had two goals, including the overtime game-winner, in a 5-4 come-from-behind victory in Boston on Tuesday night. The 27-year-old Markham, Ontario native is on pace for a career-high 103 points, which would eclipse his previous career high of 99 points in the 2022-2023 season.

New York Rangers

Ryan Lindgren will have to step up in the absence of his long-time defense partner, Adam Fox (who was placed on Injured Reserve), while Fox recovers from injury. Lindgren has had back-to-back multi-point games with 2 assists in each of the last two Rangers’ victories. Lindgren has been known as more of a defensive defenseman but has chipped in more offensively this season, as he just set a new career high with 19 points in 53 games. The 27-year-old Burnsville, Minnesota native is on pace for a career-high 27-point season as he’s set to hit free agency when the season ends.

Injury Report:

Toronto Maple Leafs

C Calle Jarnkrok – IR
D Jani Hakanpaa – IR
LW Max Pacioretty – Game Time Decision
D Chris Tanev – OUT

New York Rangers

LW Adam Edstrom – OUT
D Adam Fox – IR
C J.T. Miller – Day To Day

Next Game:

Toronto Maple Leafs – March 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins
New York Rangers – March 2 vs. Nashville Predators

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