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.

The Toronto Maple Leafs (23-13-2) defeated the New York Islanders (14-17-7) 3-1 on Tuesday afternoon in Toronto. It’s the first leg of a home-and-home for the teams, starting today and finishing on Thursday evening in UBS Arena.

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The New York Islanders liked a decent amount of things about their game on Tuesday afternoon, but the result was not one of them, as they fell 3-1 to the Toronto Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena.

The New York Islanders closed out the 2024 portion of the season with a 3-1 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on New Year's Eve. They were without Simon Holmstrom for the first time this season, as he is day-to-day with an upper-body injury.

The Islanders finished 2024 with a loss in Toronto to continue a poor run and descend further into whatever this season is becoming. It wasn’t terrible but it wasn’t inspiring, so pretty much on par with most of their prior 37 games.

The New York Islanders ... individual season, the Islanders have laced exactly 21st or 22nd without fail. This year, they currently sit in 28th. Suffice it to say that goals are absolutely a major need for the Islanders. Adam Pelech pointed to the special ...

David Kampf, Steven Lorentz and John Tavares scored to lead the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 3-1 victory over the New York Islanders on Tuesday afternoon at Scotiabank Arena.

TORONTO -- Steven Lorentz ended a 23-game goal drought when he scored the go-ahead goal for the Toronto Maple Leafs in a 3-1 win against the New York Islanders at Scotiabank Arena on Tuesday. David Kampf and John Tavares scored, and Joseph Woll made 30 saves for the Maple Leafs (23-13-2), who were 1-3-0 in their past four games.

On the final day of 2024, it became the Year of the Fourth Line for the Maple Leafs. The lesser lights among the bottom six forwards supplied the offence to support Joseph Woll’s 30 saves in Tuesday afternoon’s 3-1 win over the New York Islanders at festive Scotiabank Arena.

The New York Islanders (14-15-7) look to win their second consecutive game for a third time this season. The added difference this time comes in the fact that it’s a direct rematch from last night against the Pittsburgh Penguins (16-16-5).

The New York Islanders returned to practice following the three-day break after the 7-1 humiliation courtesy of the Buffalo Sabres on December 23.