Bo Horvat contributed a goal and an assist to lead the New York Islanders to a 4-1 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena on Saturday. Simon Holmstrom added two third-period goals, including an empty-net tally, to secure the road win.
Anthony Duclair opened the scoring for New York at 8:18 of the first period, converting a wrist shot off a setup from Jean-Gabriel Pageau. The Islanders expanded the lead late in the second period when Horvat scored with a wrist shot at 18:33, assisted by Kyle Palmieri.
Toronto answered early in the third period when Colton Sissons tipped in a shot at 3:54, with assists going to Troy Stecher and Easton Cowan. The Islanders regained control at 14:08 as Holmstrom scored on a wrist shot set up by Horvat and Matthew Schaefer. Holmstrom then closed out the scoring unassisted on an empty-net wrist shot at 17:55.
Ilya Sorokin earned the win in net for New York, turning aside 28 of 29 shots. Toronto goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 16 of 19 shots in the loss. Both teams were scoreless with the man advantage, as the Islanders finished 0 for 2 on the power play and the Maple Leafs went 0 for 3.
The victory moved the Islanders to 4-3-1 on the season and leveled the two-game regular-season set between the teams at 1-1. Toronto saw its record slide to 3-4-2, extending its winless streak to three games (0-2-1).
Toronto continues its schedule by hosting the San Jose Sharks on Monday, October 19. New York returns to action when it hosts the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday, October 20.
