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Toronto Maple Leafs at New York Islanders

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Toronto Maple Leafs
32-33-14
Final
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New York Islanders
43-31-5

Matthew Schaefer matches record for goals by rookie defenseman as Islanders top Leafs 5-3

Toronto Maple Leafs vs. New York Islanders: Game Highlights

Cal Ritchie had a goal and an assist, and Ilya Sorokin finished with 13 saves as the Islanders snapped a four-game skid. Brayden Schenn, Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Emil Heineman also scored, and Tony DeAngelo added two assists.

DeBoer was hired Sunday after the Islanders fired Patrick Roy amid a late-season slide that saw the team lose seven of 10 games. New York remains in contention for a wild-card playoff spot, trailing Ottawa by three points with three games left.

Steven Lorentz, Easton Cowan and Morgan Rielly scored for Toronto. Artur Akhtyamov made 39 saves for the Maple Leafs, who lost their fifth straight.

Schaefer’s goal midway through the second period was his 23rd of the season to match Hall of Famer Brian Leetch’s record for a rookie defender, set in 1988-89 for the New York Rangers. His shot through Akhtyamov’s legs put the Islanders ahead 3-2.

Heineman scored late in the second for a two-goal advantage, and Ritchie added a power-play goal midway through the third period to put the game out of reach.

New York scored twice in the first five minutes to open the DeBoer era.

Schenn opened the scoring at 2:08 of the first period, finishing a feed from Ritchie on a delayed penalty. Pageau added a goal later in the period, depositing his own rebound to extend the Islanders’ lead to 2-0.

Up next Maple Leafs: Host Florida on Saturday.

Islanders: Host Ottawa on Saturday.

Regular Season Series

NYI win series 3-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 2:08 Brayden Schenn Goal (18) Snap Shot, assists: Calum Ritchie (17), Bo Horvat (26)
Goal 1st Period 4:55 Jean-Gabriel Pageau Goal (17) Snap Shot, assists: Max Shabanov (13), Adam Pelech (12)
Goal 1st Period 5:11 Steven Lorentz Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: none
Goal 2nd Period 1:57 Easton Cowan Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: John Tavares (39), Oliver Ekman-Larsson (31)
Goal 2nd Period 9:39 Matthew Schaefer Goal (23) Wrist Shot, assists: Tony DeAngelo (29), Ondrej Palat (10)
Goal 2nd Period 16:44 Emil Heineman Goal (22) Snap Shot, assists: Mathew Barzal (52), Tony DeAngelo (30)
Goal 3rd Period 10:20 Calum Ritchie Goal (13) Snap Shot, assists: none
Goal 3rd Period 14:04 Morgan Rielly Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: Matias Maccelli (25), Luke Haymes (1)

Statistics

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13 Blocked Shots 11
21 Hits 24
3 Takeaways 3
16 Shots 44
1 Power Play Goals 2
1 Power Play Opportunities 5
100.0 Power Play Percentage 40.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
31 Faceoffs Won 36
46.3 Faceoff Win Percent 53.7
12 Giveaways 16
6 Total Penalties 1
20 Penalty Minutes 2
New York Islanders New York Islanders Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Kyle Palmieri, C Injured Reserve Apr 15
Maxim Shabanov, RW Out Apr 14
Ryan Pulock, D Out Apr 14
Semyon Varlamov, G Injured Reserve Apr 14
Alexander Romanov, D Injured Reserve Apr 12
Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Anthony Stolarz, G Out Apr 16
Calle Jarnkrok, C Out Apr 15
Dakota Joshua, C Out Apr 11
Brandon Carlo, D Out Apr 11

Game Information

UBS Arena

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

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Buffalo 50 23 109 9
Tampa Bay 50 26 106 6
Montreal 48 24 106 10
Boston 45 27 100 10
Ottawa 44 27 99 11
Detroit 41 31 92 10
Florida 40 38 84 4
Toronto 32 36 78 14

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 53 22 113 7
Pittsburgh 41 25 98 16
Philadelphia 43 27 98 12
Washington 43 30 95 9
Columbus 40 30 92 12
NY Islanders 43 34 91 5
New Jersey 42 37 87 3
NY Rangers 34 39 77 9
Full Standings