Game 33: New York 1 at Toronto 2

Toronto Maple Leafs scored two power play goals, the second with less than four minutes remaining in the third period that turned out to be the game-winning goal, in a 2-1 victory over New York Rangers at Maple Leaf Gardens.

Second-place Toronto (6-3-2) kept pace with first-place Montreal and moved three points ahead of Detroit and Boston.

George Armstrong's wrist shot from the left faceoff circle to Gump Worsley's right beat the New York goalie to the stick side at 16:07 of the third period to make the score 2-0.

At 18:18, Dave Creighton scored with Worsley pulled for the extra attacker, but Rangers couldn't get Worsley out of the net again until less than 30 seconds remained.

Dick Duff deflected Rudy Migay's shot past Worsley at 17:10 of the second period to open the scoring.

Rangers (2-6-3) fell four points out of the fourth and final playoff spot.

The win did come at a cost for Maple Leafs, as right wing Mike Nykoluk suffered a major shoulder injury and will likely miss the rest of the season.

1st Period
No scoring

2nd Period
TOR- Duff (Migay, Horton) PPG 17:10

3rd Period
TOR- Armstrong (Morrison) PPG 16:07
NY- Creighton (Bathgate) 18:18

SOG
NY 11-5-6 = 22
TOR 6-10-9 = 25

PP: NY 0-4; TOR 2-6

Goalies
NY- Worsley
TOR- Chadwick


Chadwick turned aside 21 of 22 shots in Maple Leafs' victory