Before the New York Rangers and Toronto Maple Leafs duked it out on the ice, Blueshirts fans at Madison Square Garden booed the Canadian national anthem.

JACKSON, NJ - Former Jackson Memorial High School standout Anthony Stolarz delivered a stellar performance at Madison Square Garden on Friday night, leading

Matthew Knies broke a third-period tie, Anthony Stolarz made 33 saves and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the New York Rangers 3-2 on Friday night. Knies scored his 22nd goal at 6:21 of the third, less than three minutes after Will Cuylle tied it for New York with a short-handed goal.

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The New York Rangers are going head-to-head against the Toronto Maple Leafs on home ice at Madison Square Garden Friday night. The Rangers are coming off a 5-1 win over the New York Islanders Tuesday and are 29-25-4 on the season.

The Toronto Maple Leafs carry a three-game win streak into the weekend and a Friday night date with the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden.

Toronto Maple Leafs forward and upcoming free agent Matthew Knies played hero for his team on Friday's 3-2 win over the New York Rangers, and that's the only thing he will keep doing for the franchise until the end of the season.

Sporstnet's Elliotte Friedman reported that the Rangers will try to move Smith to an American team, which makes a move to the Maple Leafs hard to envision unless he has not added Toronto, a bonafide contender, to his eight-team no-trade list.

The New York Rangers are looking to move veteran winger Chris Kreider at the trade deadline, and the Toronto Maple Leafs could be the perfect fit. With the NHL trade deadline quickly approaching on March 7th,

Matthew Knies scored the tiebreaking goal with 13:39 left following a misplay behind the net by goaltender Igor Shesterkin as the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs recorded a 3-2 victory over the New York Rangers on Friday.