Steven Lorentz scored the go-ahead goal in the second period, and the Toronto Maple Leafs won 3-1 against the New York Islanders on Tuesday afternoon.
David Kampf and John Tavares also scored for the Maple Leafs, who had lost three of their last four games. William Nylander recorded two assists, and Joseph Woll made 30 saves.
Jean-Gabriel Pageau scored for the Islanders, who have lost three of their last four games. Ilya Sorokin made 22 saves.
The Islanders defeated the Maple Leafs 6-3 in Toronto on Dec. 21. The Maple Leafs will play the Islanders again on Thursday.
The game started with Nylander passing from behind the net to Kampf, who scored at 17:54 of the first period. The play started with a blocked shot by Toronto’s Christopher Tanev, leading to a rush that set up Nylander for a shot.
The Islanders had a goal early in the second period, but it was waved off after a video review showed the play was offside.
The Maple Leafs had a goal disallowed at 3:56 due to goaltender interference.
Pageau tied the game at 11:59 of the second period after receiving a pass from Noah Dobson. Toronto responded quickly, with Ryan Reaves passing to Lorentz, who scored a wrist shot just 16 seconds later.
Sorokin made key saves to keep the Islanders in the game, stopping shots from Nylander and Matthew Knies in the third period. Pageau later hit the crossbar at 13:28.
The Maple Leafs got a power play at 14:57, and while Brock Nelson had a breakaway, Woll made the save.
With Sorokin pulled for an extra attacker, Dobson was penalized for tripping at 19:17. Sorokin stayed off the ice, and Tavares scored into the empty net at 19:27.
Toronto placed Auston Matthews (upper-body injury) on injured reserve retroactive to Dec. 20 for roster management. Pontus Holmberg and Oliver Ekman-Larsson missed the game due to illness.
