Adam Pelech thought he had his first goal of the season until Toronto's video review team quickly spotted an offside call and successfully challenged it.
Even with injuries and changes in players and coaches, the special teams can never truly piece it all together. Even if the team tries new things to determine the root causes, the Islanders' struggles on that front were the main reason for their struggles for stretches this season.
The Toronto Maple Leafs have ruled out Auston Matthews for Thursday's game and have revealed their line combinations for the rematch with the Islanders on Long Island.
This Islanders team has run its course. It's time for New York to act like it heading into a crucial trade deadline and offseason.
David Kampf, Steven Lorentz and John Tavares scored as the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the New York Islanders 3-1 on Tuesday to move into a tie with idle Florida for the top spot in the Atlantic Division.
The New York Islanders find themselves stuck between a rock and a hard place. Currently, they are just two points removed from the bottom of the Metropolitan Division and have won just 14 of 38 games to begin the 2024-25 season.
The Leafs honored nine alumni who passed away and invited families to attend Toronto's 2024 finale as guests of the team.
There was a scary moment during the second period, but Chris Tanev returned to Tuesday’s game and steered the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 3-1 victory over the New York Islanders.
It had been nearly four years on the calendar since Marcus Hogberg led an NHL team out of the tunnel for warmups.
For historical comparison, the 1979-80 Kings currently have the all-time worst penalty-kill percentage at 68.2, with NHL records available on the statistic since 1977-78. Remember, the Islanders brought in assistant coach Tommy Albelin to revamp and revitalize the penalty kill with an aggressive flush system this season.
Still without a timeline for return, Matthews spoke with media for the first time since he last played on Dec. 20.