Toronto Maple Leafs Hold Off New York Islanders at Home
Preview
Puck drops Wednesday, September 30, 2026, 7:30 p.m. ET, at Scotiabank Arena. The Toronto Maple Leafs host the New York Islanders. Regular-season opener for both clubs in 2026-27.
Neither team has played a regular-season game yet. Preseason doesn't count here. There's no recent form yet to read on the ice.
Last season offers a marker. Toronto closed out at 32 wins, 36 losses, 14 overtime losses. The Islanders finished at 43 wins, 34 losses, 5 overtime losses.
Our numbers count 3 meetings between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the New York Islanders since Saturday, January 3, 2026, in the 2025-2026 regular season. Across those 3 games: Toronto 0 wins, the Islanders 3.
After the game NYI 1 – TOR 2 Win
Toronto Maple Leafs 2, New York Islanders 1. The game was played Wednesday, September 30, 2026, at Scotiabank Arena. Regulation settled it, no overtime, no shootout.
Toronto struck early. C. Sissons opened the scoring at 7:14 of the first period, helped by N. Paul and E. Cowan. The Maple Leafs added a second goal at 11:55, still in the first period. E. Cowan scored on the power play, assisted by J. Roslovic and M. Rielly. The score read NYI 0, TOR 2.
The Islanders cut the lead in the third period. At 14:09, E. Heineman scored short-handed, with help from B. Horvat. The score held at NYI 1, TOR 2 the rest of the way.
A. Stolarz earned the first star of the game. E. Cowan took the second star, C. Sissons the third. All three skate for Toronto.
Published Sep 30, 2026 · Updated Oct 1, 2026