New York Islanders at Toronto Maple Leafs
· National Hockey League
Calum Ritchie has early power-play goal and assist as Islanders top Maple Leafs 3-1
Brayden Schenn scored his first goal since being acquired from St. Louis ahead of the trade deadline, and Emil Heineman also scored for the Islanders, who have won nine of 12.
Ilya Sorokin made 26 saves for New York, and Mathew Barzal had three assists.
Steven Lorentz scored for Toronto. Joseph Woll stopped 31 shots.
The Leafs fell to 2-1-1 since Auston Matthews for the season to a knee injury — a run on the heels of an ugly 0-6-2 slide that all but cratered their playoff hopes.
New York's Matthew Schaefer picked up an assist to move within one point of becoming the fourth rookie defenseman in franchise history to reach 50 in a season. The 18-year-old is looking to join Stefan Persson (56 in 1977-78), Denis Potvin (54 in 1973-74) and Vladimir Malakhov (52 in 1992-93).
Schenn scored on the game's first power play at 4:15 of the first. Ritchie doubled New York's lead at 9:43, also with the man advantage.
Toronto entered Tuesday with the NHL’s third-best penalty kill at 83.5%. New York’s power play was 29th at 15.9%.
Maple Leafs: Host Carolina on Friday.
Regular Season SeriesNYI lead series 2-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 4:15 | Brayden Schenn Goal (13) Wrist Shot, assists: Calum Ritchie (12), Mathew Barzal (43) |
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Goal | 1st Period 9:43 | Calum Ritchie Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: Mathew Barzal (44), Matthew Schaefer (29) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 4:40 | Steven Lorentz Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Bo Groulx (1) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 11:57 | Emil Heineman Goal (19) Slap Shot, assists: Tony DeAngelo (27), Mathew Barzal (45) |
Statistics
 NYI |
 TOR |
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|---|---|---|
| 8 | Blocked Shots | 13 |
| 9 | Hits | 20 |
| 5 | Takeaways | 1 |
| 34 | Shots | 27 |
| 2 | Power Play Goals | 0 |
| 6 | Power Play Opportunities | 3 |
| 33.3 | Power Play Percentage | 0.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 35 | Faceoffs Won | 33 |
| 51.5 | Faceoff Win Percent | 48.5 |
| 11 | Giveaways | 13 |
| 4 | Total Penalties | 6 |
| 11 | Penalty Minutes | 17 |
Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Max Domi, C | Out | May 25 |
| Anthony Stolarz, G | Out | Apr 16 |
| Calle Jarnkrok, C | Out | Apr 15 |
| Dakota Joshua, C | Out | Apr 11 |
| Brandon Carlo, D | Out | Apr 11 |
New York Islanders Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Mathew Barzal, C | Out | May 12 |
| Semyon Varlamov, G | Injured Reserve | Apr 19 |
| Kyle Palmieri, C | Injured Reserve | Apr 15 |
| Maxim Shabanov, RW | Out | Apr 14 |
| Ryan Pulock, D | Out | Apr 14 |
Game Information
Scotiabank Arena
Location: Toronto,
Attendance: 18,949 | Capacity:
Location: Toronto,
Attendance: 18,949 | Capacity:
2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Carolina |
7 | 22 | 113 | 53 |
 Pittsburgh |
16 | 25 | 98 | 41 |
 Philadelphia |
12 | 27 | 98 | 43 |
 Washington |
9 | 30 | 95 | 43 |
 Columbus |
12 | 30 | 92 | 40 |
 NY Islanders |
5 | 34 | 91 | 43 |
 New Jersey |
3 | 37 | 87 | 42 |
 NY Rangers |
9 | 39 | 77 | 34 |
