Leafs trade for goalie help in Kings' Jack Campbell after ugly loss to Rangers

The Toronto Maple Leafs acquired goaltender Jack Campbell and forward Kyle Clifford from the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for forward Trevor Moore and draft picks.

The trade was announced following Toronto's 5-3 loss to the New York Rangers Wednesday night.

L.A. receives Toronto's third-round pick in 2020, which was previously acquired from Ottawa on July 1, 2019, and a conditional third-round pick in 2021.

The Kings will retain 50 per cent of Clifford's salary as part of the transaction.

Campbell, 28, has appeared in 57 career NHL games with Los Angeles and one game with Dallas. The Port Huron, Mich., native has compiled a career record of 20-25-5 with a 2.58 goals-against average and a .916 save percentage.

Campbell was originally selected by the Stars in the first round (11th overall) of the 2010 NHL draft.

Rangers roll over Hutchinson, Leafs

During Wednesday night's game at Madison Square Garden, Chris Kreider and Mika Zibanejad scored in a six-second span late in the first period of the Rangers' victory.

Auston Matthews had two goals and John Tavares also scored and added an assist for the Maple Leafs, who are in a tight race for a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.

Backup goalie Michael Hutchinson, who had won his previous four starts, had 30 saves for Toronto. Starter Frederik Andersen left Monday's loss to Florida with a neck injury. The Maple Leafs blew a 3-1 third-period lead and lost 5-3 to the Panthers.

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Game Wrap: Hutchinson, Maple Leafs fall to Rangers

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New York scores 2 goals in 6 seconds in 1st period, goes on to defeat Toronto 5-3.

Kreider returned to the lineup after missing Monday's loss to Dallas. Kreider was accidentally hit in the head by Zibanejad's knee in Saturday's win at Detroit.

Kreider, who will become an unrestricted free agent at the end of the season, is a candidate to be traded at the league's deadline in a few weeks.

Tied 1-1 late in the first period, the Rangers scored two quick goals to stun the Leafs.

First, Kreider won a draw in the Toronto zone and Zibanejad ripped a wrist shot past Hutchinson for his 21st of the season at 17:18.

Then on the subsequent faceoff, Zibanejad won the draw and Kreider took off with the puck and fended off defenceman Justin Holl and skated toward the net and beat Hutchinson with a backhand for his 19th at 17:24.

"We get two faceoffs right away there that we weren't alive on," Maple Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe said. "They happen: bang, bang. It goes [from] 2-1, we can manage that, 3-1 is tough. So that was a big moment."

The franchise record for the fastest two goals is 4 seconds, set by Martin St. Louis and Rick Nash on Oct. 19, 2014.

Matthews scored his second goal of the game and his 39th of the season on the power play at 16:32 of the third to cut it to 4-3. But McKegg scored an empty-netter to hand the Leafs their second consecutive loss.

Trailing 3-1 after the first, the Maple Leafs scored late in the second period. After sustained pressure in the Rangers' zone, Matthews sent a backhand to the net that beat Shesterkin at 16:56.

"I thought we started well, but we continue to have these lulls throughout the game," Matthews said. "We're just not playing at our best."

The Rangers regained their two-goal lead just 34 seconds later. Hutchinson briefly lost his stick and while scrambling to get reset, Buchnevich scored his 11th of the season at 17:30 to make it 4-2.

Coming off the blown lead against the Panthers, the Maple Leafs opened the scoring against the Rangers.

Holl sent a pass to William Nylander, who wristed a shot on the net. Tavares connected on the rebound into an open net and scored his 20th of the season at 7:36. Tavares has scored at least 20 goals in each of his 11 seasons.

The Rangers answered a short time later.

Tony DeAngelo sent a pass from the right faceoff circle that Chytil slid into the net for his 12th at 8:50 to tie it at 1-1.