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Toronto Maple Leafs at New York Islanders

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Schaefer scores 2nd goal of game in OT to give Islanders 4-3 win over Maple Leafs

Matthew Schaefer lights the lamp to give Islanders OT win

Adam Pelech and Emil Heineman also scored, and Jonathan Drouin and Mathew Barzal each had two assists for the Islanders, who won for the second time in three games. David Rittich had 18 saves in his seventh straight start, with Ilya Sorokin dressing as the backup for the first time since Dec. 19.

Auston Matthews had two goals for the Maple leafs, setting the franchise career record with 421. Nicholas Robertson also scored and Joseph Woll finished with 21 saves.

In the extra period, Barzal found Schaefer all alone in the high slot and the 18-year-old rookie defenseman wired a shot past Woll for the win.

Matthews scored twice in the second period to move past Hall-of-Famer Mats Sundin for the franchise mark. His first tied Sundin at 420 when he beat Rittich at 9:30. He broke the record with his 20th of the season with 2:41 left in the period on a one-timer to give Toronto a 2-1 lead.

After Schaefer tied the score with 8:50 left in the third, Nicholas Roy set up Robertson for a go-ahead goal 1:02 later after a turnover by Heineman in the Islanders’ defensive zone.

The Swedish forward redeemed himself with the tying goal on a power play with 2:45 remaining in regulation, scoring on a one-timer off a feed from Barzal.

Pelech opened the scoring for the Islanders at 1:10 of the second period.

With the milestone, Matthews became the first United States-born player to lead a Canadian franchise in career goals and joined Mike Modano as one of the only U.S.-born players to hold a franchise goal-scoring record with a minimum of 50 goals.

Up next Maple Leafs: Host Florida on Tuesday night.

Islanders: Host New Jersey on Tuesday night.

Regular Season Series

NYI lead series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 2nd Period 1:10 Adam Pelech Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Jonathan Drouin (15)
Goal 2nd Period 9:30 Auston Matthews Goal (19) Wrist Shot, assists: none
Goal 2nd Period 17:19 Auston Matthews Goal (20) Snap Shot, assists: Bobby McMann (10), Max Domi (15)
Goal 3rd Period 11:10 Matthew Schaefer Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: Jonathan Drouin (16), Jean-Gabriel Pageau (10)
Goal 3rd Period 12:12 Nicholas Robertson Goal (9) Snap Shot, assists: Nicolas Roy (11)
Goal 3rd Period 17:15 Emil Heineman Goal (13) Snap Shot, assists: Mathew Barzal (21), Tony DeAngelo (13)
Goal 4th Period 4:11 Matthew Schaefer Goal (12) Snap Shot, assists: Mathew Barzal (22), Emil Heineman (7)

Statistics

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11 Blocked Shots 11
19 Hits 21
2 Takeaways 6
21 Shots 25
0 Power Play Goals 0
1 Power Play Opportunities 1
0.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
32 Faceoffs Won 24
57.1 Faceoff Win Percent 42.9
19 Giveaways 17
2 Total Penalties 2
4 Penalty Minutes 4
New York Islanders New York Islanders Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Bo Horvat, C Out Jan 6
Kyle Palmieri, C Injured Reserve Nov 30
Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jake McCabe, D Out Jan 5
William Nylander, RW Injured Reserve Jan 5
Anthony Stolarz, G Injured Reserve Dec 31
Chris Tanev, D Injured Reserve Dec 31
Dakota Joshua, C Injured Reserve Dec 31

Game Information

UBS Arena

Location: Elmont, NY
Attendance: 17,255 | Capacity:

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Tampa Bay 26 13 55 3
Detroit 25 15 54 4
Montreal 23 13 52 6
Buffalo 22 15 48 4
Florida 22 17 47 3
Toronto 20 15 47 7
Boston 22 18 46 2
Ottawa 20 16 45 5

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 26 14 55 3
NY Islanders 24 15 52 4
Philadelphia 22 12 51 7
Washington 22 15 50 6
Pittsburgh 20 12 49 9
New Jersey 22 19 46 2
NY Rangers 20 18 46 6
Columbus 18 16 43 7
Full Standings