Sorokin’s 28 saves help New York Islanders beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–1

Duclair opens scoring as Islanders lose forwards

New York lost Cal Ritchie just 1:54 into the first period after a hit from Nick Blankenburg. Ritchie did not return, the first of two Islanders forwards whose nights ended during the opening period.

Anthony Duclair put the Islanders ahead at 8:18, taking Jean-Gabriel Pageau’s feed in the slot for the opening goal. New York held that lead through the first intermission.

Matias Maccelli was tripped by Toronto defenseman Darren Raddysh at 16:36. Both Maccelli and Ritchie were ruled out, leaving the Islanders with 10 forwards after the first period.

Horvat adds a late second-period goal

The next goal came late in the second period. Bo Horvat converted a rebound from Kyle Palmieri at 18:33, doubling New York’s advantage before the teams reached the second intermission.

Sissons answers before Holmstrom scores twice

Colton Sissons brought Toronto within one at 3:54 of the third period, deflecting Troy Stecher’s point shot. Holmstrom restored the two-goal margin at 14:08, then added an empty-net goal at 17:55.

Horvat assisted Holmstrom’s first goal and finished with 24:21 of ice time. His contribution included both New York’s second goal and an assist on its third.

Sorokin finishes with 28 saves

Ilya Sorokin made 28 saves, while Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 16 of 19 shots for Toronto. The Maple Leafs finished with a 29–20 edge in shots, including 13–3 in the third period.

New York killed all three Toronto power plays and went scoreless on its own two opportunities.

The regulation win was New York’s first road victory and extended its point streak to three games. New York went 2–0–1 over the course of those three games.