NEW YORK — The majority of Sheldon Keefe’s game preparation revolves about putting a plan in place to give the Maple Leafs the best chance to win. The Rangers allow an average of 35 shots a game, the second-most in the National Hockey League, and it’s an area the offence-hungry Leafs might be able to use to their advantage. The Leafs have taken a 1-0 lead in nine of the 12 games, including the each of the past five. In a pair of wins against the Leafs last season, Georgiev stopped 99 of 101 shots. “Usually a lot of the structures and things like that from team to team are pretty well the same.

Source: National Post December 20, 2019 19:52 UTC