VIDEO: Maple Leafs' Bernier beaten from center ice by Stepan
Jared Silber / National Hockey League / Getty
This isn't the triumphant return to action Jonathan Bernier had in mind.
Related: Bernier back in Maple Leafs' crease for 1st time since Halloween
The Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender allowed New York Rangers forward Derek Stepan to score from just over center ice in the second period Sunday.
Stepan said an NBA matinee between the New York Knicks and New Orleans Pelicans earlier in the day inspired him to test the ice conditions.
Stepan, intermission interview on MSG, says he knew ice was bad w Knicks playing here this afternoon so figured why not try shot from centre
— Mark Masters (@markhmasters) November 16, 2015
Joffrey Lupul got Bernier off the hook later in the period, scoring his seventh goal of the season to tie the game 2-2.
Advertisement