Matias Maccelli and Cal Ritchie exited early after a physical opening frame in Toronto, leaving the New York bench shorthanded following two separate, high-impact collisions.

Islanders head coach Peter DeBoer saw two of his forwards go down in the first period but despite the short bench, they pulled off a "gutsy, gritty" 4-1 road win in Toronto. Simon Holmstrom broke out of his scoring slump with a pair of goals and captain Bo Horvat added a tally as well. Horvat was proud of the way the team "stepped it up tonight."

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New York Islanders center Bo Horvat has been on fire to start the season.

The New York Islanders have a major edge on special teams over the Vancouver Canucks.