TORONTO (AP) – Bo Horvat had two goals and an assist, Isaiah George scored his first NHL goal with New York Island people beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-3 on Saturday night.
Maxim Tsyplakov, Jean-Gabriel Pageau again Matthew Barzal aI got it again Ilya Sorokin stopped 27 shots to help end a two-game losing streak. Alexander Romanov, Simon Holmstrom again Anders Lee each had two assistants.
William Nylander scored twice and Bobby McMann added a goal for Toronto, 6-3 in Buffalo on Friday night. The Maple Leafs were without a captain Auston Matthews after taking a late check against the Sabres.
Joseph Woll allowed goals on the Islanders’ first three field goal attempts. He finished with 28 saves. Toronto had won three in a row.
What is taken
Islanders: New York has five straight against Toronto.
Maple Leafs: Toronto is 7-3-0 this season without Matthews.
Time is important
Tsyplakov scored New York’s first goal 1:49 into the opening period, and Horvat doubled that lead at 4:48.
Next
Both teams are back in action on Monday night. The Islanders will host Buffalo, and the Maple Leafs will host Winnipeg.