TORONTO — Michael Grabner scored two goals against his former team, helping the Rangers snap a three-game losing streak with a 5-2 victory over the Maple Leafs on Thursday night.
Pavel Buchnevich, Brady Skjei and J.T. Miller added goals for New York, and Henrik Lundqvist made 23 saves following a series of rough outings.
Tyler Bozak and Zach Hyman scored for Toronto, which had a three-game winning streak stopped. The Maple Leafs had earned 21 of a possible 26 points in their previous 13 games (10-2-1). Frederik Andersen gave up four goals on 40 shots.
Grabner, who had nine goals in 80 games last season with Toronto, has 21 goals this season for the Rangers — his first 20-goal season since 2011-12 while with the Islanders.