The Toronto Maple Leafs were up 2-1 late in the third period and headed to the power play after forward Max Pacioretty was tripped. Toronto expected New York to eventually pull their goalie, but not at the point they decided to do it.
David Kampf, Steven Lorentz and John Tavares scored as the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the New York Islanders 3-1 on Tuesday to move into a tie with idle Florida for the top spot in the Atlantic Division.
This Islanders team has run its course. It's time for New York to act like it heading into a crucial trade deadline and offseason.
The Toronto Maple Leafs were up 2-1 late against New York when Patrick Roy made a shocking call that would ultimately cost the Islanders any chance of victory.
The Toronto Maple Leafs (23-13-2) defeated the New York Islanders (14-17-7) 3-1 on Tuesday afternoon in Toronto. It’s the first leg of a home-and-home for the teams, starting today and finishing on Thursday evening in UBS Arena.
It had been nearly four years on the calendar since Marcus Hogberg led an NHL team out of the tunnel for warmups.
In the Maple Leafs vs Islanders matchup, Mitch Marner's power play points prop is the best bet to target in the New Year's Eve showdown.
The New York Islanders closed out the 2024 portion of the season with a 3-1 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on New Year's Eve. They were without Simon Holmstrom for the first time this season, as he is day-to-day with an upper-body injury.
The Pittsburgh Penguins have lost yet another top-four defenseman to injury. On Tuesday, top defenseman Kris Letang was placed on injured reserve with a lower-body injury. He missed Sunday's game against the New York Islanders and joins fellow top-four defenseman Owen Pickering on IR.
When Steven Lorentz scored the game-winning goal in the Toronto Maple Leafs' 3-1 victory over the New York Islanders, he wanted to test the glass one more time. On Saturday, during warmups ahead of their game against the Washington Capitals,
New York Islanders coach Patrick Roy has pulled some little-seen tricks out of his bag, but they aren't resulting in wins, writes Adam Proteau.