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Toronto Maple Leafs at New York Islanders

UBS Arena, Elmont Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The New York Islanders beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4–3 in overtime on Saturday, January 3, 2026 at home.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Toronto Maple Leafs 3 32-36-14
at New York Islanders 4 43-34-5

Goals by period

Team Total
Toronto Maple Leafs 0 2 1 0 3
New York Islanders 0 1 2 1 4

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Toronto Maple Leafs 7 11 3 0 21
New York Islanders 7 6 10 2 25

Three stars

  1. M. Schaefer, New York Islanders (2 goals)
  2. A. Matthews, Toronto Maple Leafs (2 goals)
  3. J. Drouin, New York Islanders (2 assists)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
2nd 01:10 New York Islanders Adam Pelech (3) Jonathan Drouin (15) Even strength TOR 0, NYI 1
2nd 09:30 Toronto Maple Leafs Auston Matthews (19) Unassisted Even strength TOR 1, NYI 1
2nd 17:19 Toronto Maple Leafs Auston Matthews (20) Bobby McMann (10), Max Domi (15) Even strength TOR 2, NYI 1
3rd 11:10 New York Islanders Matthew Schaefer (11) Jonathan Drouin (16), Jean-Gabriel Pageau (10) Even strength TOR 2, NYI 2
3rd 12:12 Toronto Maple Leafs Nick Robertson (9) Nicolas Roy (11) Even strength TOR 3, NYI 2
3rd 17:15 New York Islanders Emil Heineman (13) Mathew Barzal (21), Tony DeAngelo (13) Even strength TOR 3, NYI 3
OT 04:11 New York Islanders Matthew Schaefer (12) Mathew Barzal (22), Emil Heineman (7) Even strength TOR 3, NYI 4

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Stat Toronto Maple Leafs New York Islanders
Shots on goal 21 25
Power play 0 of 1 0 of 1
Penalty minutes 4 4
Hits 19 21
Blocked shots 11 11
Giveaways 19 17
Takeaways 2 6
Faceoffs won 32/56 (57.1%) 24/56 (42.9%)

Box score

Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs skaters
Player
11 M. Domi C 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 17:21
18 S. Lorentz C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 12:05
19 C. Jarnkrok C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10:42
23 M. Knies L 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 0 19:03
24 S. Laughton C 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 60% 14:20
34 A. Matthews C 2 0 2 0 0 6 0 2 40% 22:29
53 E. Cowan R 0 0 0 +1 0 1 4 0 11:58
55 N. Roy C 0 1 1 +1 0 2 1 0 75% 11:42
63 M. Maccelli L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 16:55
74 B. McMann C 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 20:17
89 N. Robertson L 1 0 1 +1 0 2 0 0 12:02
91 J. Tavares C 0 0 0 -2 2 1 0 0 68.8% 17:04
2 S. Benoit D 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 15:44
22 J. McCabe D 0 0 0 +2 0 1 1 1 18:07
28 T. Stecher D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 22:07
33 M. Benning D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 12:26
44 M. Rielly D 0 0 0 -4 0 1 2 0 27:31
95 O. Ekman-Larsson D 0 0 0 +2 0 0 1 1 26:40
Toronto Maple Leafs goalies
Goalie
60 J. Woll 25 21 4 .840 64:11 OT loss

New York Islanders

New York Islanders skaters
Player
7 M. Tsyplakov R 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 50% 10:10
10 S. Holmstrom R 0 0 0 +2 0 3 0 1 18:45
13 M. Barzal C 0 2 2 +1 2 2 0 1 47.1% 22:49
16 M. Gatcomb C 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 2 13:16
27 A. Lee L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 75% 15:34
29 J. Drouin L 0 2 2 +2 0 1 0 1 25% 18:56
32 K. MacLean C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 10:15
44 J. Pageau C 0 1 1 +1 0 2 1 1 53.8% 18:30
49 M. Shabanov R 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 0 15:04
51 E. Heineman L 1 1 2 -1 0 2 2 0 20:11
53 C. Cizikas C 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 33.3% 13:12
64 C. Ritchie C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 16.7% 09:10
3 A. Pelech D 1 0 1 +1 0 2 1 1 24:04
4 C. McWard D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 1 14:50
6 R. Pulock D 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 19:45
24 S. Mayfield D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 1 19:09
48 M. Schaefer D 2 0 2 +1 0 2 1 1 22:11
77 T. DeAngelo D 0 1 1 +3 0 2 0 0 22:42
New York Islanders goalies
Goalie
33 D. Rittich 21 18 3 .857 64:11 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 07:18 New York Islanders Mathew Barzal High sticking 2
1st 10:50 Toronto Maple Leafs Max Domi Cross checking 2
1st 10:50 New York Islanders Ryan Pulock Slashing 2
1st 11:52 Toronto Maple Leafs John Tavares Slashing 2

Game information

Toronto Maple Leafs head coach
Craig Berube
New York Islanders head coach
Patrick Roy
Referees
Jean Hebert, Peter MacDougall
Linesmen
Libor Suchanek, Shawn Oliver
Toronto Maple Leafs scratches
William Nylander, Philippe Myers, Jacob Quillan
New York Islanders scratches
Anthony Duclair, Bo Horvat, Adam Boqvist

2025-2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at New York Islanders 4 Final/OT Game page
New York Islanders 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at New York Islanders 5 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Jan 3

Matchup Status Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Detroit Red Wings 1 Final Game page
Utah Mammoth 1 at New Jersey Devils 4 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Columbus Blue Jackets 5 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 5 at Edmonton Oilers 2 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 0 at St. Louis Blues 2 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 7 at San Jose Sharks 3 Final Game page
Winnipeg Jets 2 at Ottawa Senators 4 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Washington Capitals 2 Final/SO Game page
Colorado Avalanche 5 at Carolina Hurricanes 3 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 4 at Calgary Flames 3 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 4 at Los Angeles Kings 5 Final/SO Game page
Boston Bruins 3 at Vancouver Canucks 2 Final/OT Game page

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