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.
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.
It had been nearly four years on the calendar since Marcus Hogberg led an NHL team out of the tunnel for warmups.
The New York Islanders sit seventh in the Metropolitan Division with a 14-16-7 record. It’s been a while since they’ve found postseason success, with their last two playoff appearances ending in lopsided losses to the Carolina Hurricanes.
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.
It may not be a happy New Year for New York Knicks and New York Rangers fans, as a carriage dispute between MSG Networks and the cable operator Optimum could see games go dark come 2025.
PITTSBURGH -- Sidney Crosby got his 1,034th NHL assist, passing Mario Lemieux for the most in the history of the Pittsburgh Penguins in a 3-2 win against the New York Islanders at PPG Paints Arena on Sunday.