Add some overtime magic and the first consecutive wins for the Maple Leafs in this very uneven start to their season.

Looking befuddled on their breakouts — as has been the case much of this month –Toronto still rode 28 Anthony Stolarz saves, one on J.T. Miller after his mask was dislodged that should’ve stopped play, to a 2-1 overtime win over the New York Rangers on Thursday at Scotiabank Arena.

At the 58-second mark of the extra period, William Nylander and Auston Matthews broke away 2-on-1, Matthews tapping in the winner on Igor Shesterkin.

Stolarz, who had to fend off many 2-on-1s and stretch across the crease on a couple of more, was trying to become the first Leafs goalie to blank the Rangers in Toronto since Johnny Bower’s 27 stops on Feb. 17, 1967. He came within 15:09 of a

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