PHOTO: Maple Leafs caught with too many men, handed league-high 7th bench minor

The Toronto Maple Leafs are eager to earn a fourth straight win Sunday against the New York Rangers, but perhaps they're a little too eager.

Toronto was called for too many men on the ice in the first period:

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It was the seventh bench minor assessed to the Maple Leafs, the most by an NHL team this season, and the officials appeared to miss another one later in the opening frame.

The Leafs have been called for three more bench infractions than the next closest teams - the Dallas Stars, Montreal Canadiens, New York Islanders, and San Jose Sharks - which have four.

The Rangers entered Sunday's game having drawn the fewest number of power-play opportunities in the league.

Nazem Kadri served the penalty for the Leafs, but the Rangers failed to capitalize, and Toronto's Peter Holland opened the scoring late in the first period.