TORONTO - The rising Toronto Maple Leafs were cooled off by Michael Grabner and the New York Rangers on Thursday night, bounced 5-2 at the Air Canada Centre.

Grabner scored a pair of goals to help slow down his former team while also helping the Rangers snap a three-game losing streak. Toronto entered the night with three straight victories, capturing 21 of a possible 26 points in the previous 13 games (10-2-1).

Pavel Buchnevich, Brady Skjei and J.T. Miller added goals for New York (29-16-1). Henrik Lundqvist made 23 saves following a series of rough outings.

Tyler Bozak and Zach Hyman both found the back of the net for the Maple Leafs (21-14-8). Frederik Andersen gave up four goals on 40 shots.

Among the better first period teams in hockey this season, the Leafs started slow against the Rangers. Playing without their injured No. 1 defenceman Morgan Rielly for the first time this year (and in his four-year career), Toronto got running around in the defensive zone, matching a season-high in yielding 19 shots against.

A pair of lost puck battles in one instance saw Mats Zuccarrello feed Skjei for the game's first goal.