New York Rangers at Toronto Maple Leafs 10/18/21 - NHL Picks & Predictions

The New York Rangers look for their second consecutive victory Monday when visiting the Toronto Maple Leafs. New York is 1-1-1 with three points following a 3-1 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night. Alex Lafreniere scored to break a tie in the third grade with a power-play goal for the Rangers to help beat the Canadians. New York had opened the season with losses to Dallas and Washington.

Chris Kreider is the leading goal scorer for New York with three while Mika Zibanejad is the leader in assists with three. Kreider and Zibanejad are the co-leaders in points three apiece. In goal, Igor Shesterkin is 1-0-1 with a goals against average of 2.92 and save percentage of .921. New York is scoring an average of 2.00 goals per game and allowing an average of 4.00 goals per game. The Rangers power play is scoring only 15.4% of the time, while the penalty-kill unit has been successful 63.6% of time.

Toronto looks for its second consecutive victory when hosting New York on Monday. Toronto is 2-1-0 with 4 points after defeating the Ottawa Senators 3-1 on Saturday night. Alexander Kerfoot scored one goal and added an assist while Michael Bunting scored for the first time as a Toronto player. Toronto opened the season with a victory over Montreal and lost to Ottawa in the first of two consecutive games between the two.

William Nylander is the leader in goals scored with two, assists with two and points with four. In goal, Jack Campbell is 2-0-0 with a goals-against average of 0.76 and save percentage of .968. Toronto is scoring an average of 2.33 goals per game and allowing an average of 2.00 goals per game. The Maple Leafs power play has scored 27.3% of the time and the penalty-kill unit has been successful 80.0% of time.