Down to 10 forwards after the opening 20 minutes, the New York Islanders (4-3-1) held on to beat the Toronto Maple Leafs (3-4-2) by a score of 4-1 in their first road win of the season.
With the win, the Islanders extended their point streak to a modest three games (2-0-1).
Goaltender Ilya Sorokin was brilliant, turning aside 26 of 27 shots that came his way. He allowed only one goal in the game, at 3:54 of the third period, after Colton Sissons deflected a Troy Stecher point shot.
Bo Horvat, who played 24:21 recorded his eighth and ninth points of the season, scoring the second of the Islanders' two goals at 18:33 of the second on a Kyle Palmieri rebound shot before setting up Simon Holmstrom for the 3-1 tally at 1408 of the third.
Here's his goal:
Here's his assist on Holmstrom's first goal, with No. 92 adding an empty-net goal at 17:55:
Anthony Duclair scored his second of the season at 8:18 of the first period after a strong backhand feed by Jean-Gabriel Pageau found him in the slot:
The Islanders killed off all three penalties that came their way.
THE INJURIES:
Forward Matias Maccelli sustained an apparent left-leg injury in the first period of their Saturday night showdown against the Toronto Maple Leafs.
At 16:36 of the opening frame, Maccelli was tripped by Maple Leafs defenseman Darren Raddysh, which led to his right leg extending, while his left knee bent the wrong way:
Forward Cal Ritchie also left the game with a lower-body injury.
During his first shift, he took a hit from Nick Blankenburg, left the ice at 1:54, and did not return, favoring his left knee.
Both were ruled out for the remainder of the game by the team.
We'll update you when we learn more.
