The New York Islanders defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2, snapping both teams' respective winning and losing streaks. Patrick Roy, the Islanders' coach, expressed his satisfaction with the team's performance and mindset during the game. Pierre Engvall's late goal secured the victory for the Islanders, while a post-buzzer scrum involving Tavares and Maufield added drama to the finish. In a separate game, the Buffalo Sabres faced the Dallas Stars, with the Stars ultimately winning 2-1. Despite the Sabres' significant lead in shots on goal, Dallas emerged victorious, with Jake Oettinger making 47 saves for the Stars.
3-2 #Leafs after two on the strength of three PPGs. Shot attempts at five-on-five are 44-24 Dallas.
Auston Matthews power-play goal and Toronto leafs 3-2. His 41st of the season. All 3 goals for Toronto have come on the power play.
#Leafs are 2-for-2 on the PP and get another chance. Heiskanen for hooking at 11:55.
Tavares has scored a power-play goal in three consecutive games. #Leafs
Tavares scores on the power play as Seguin hook is being announced. 2-2 at 3:40 of the second. #Leafs
John Tavares power-play goal ties the game 2-2. Tavares on a 3-game goal-scoring streak.
Stars, who played last night in Buffalo and won, lead 2-1 after one period. Shots on goal 11-4 Dallas. #Leafs
Stars tie it up on power play. 1-1 in Toronto. Jamie Benn from slot.
Stars score as Bertuzzi minor is being announced. Benn PPG at 14:52. 1-1. #Leafs
#Isles Patrick Roy said that he doesn't want to be a defensive team. He wants fans to come and watch and be proud that their team is doing well and playing well defensively.
Jake Oettinger stops 47 shots as Dallas Stars edge Buffalo Sabres 2-1 (from @AP) https://t.co/WLje7o0OOH
Jake Oettinger stopped 47 shots and Sam Steel scored midway through the second period, helping the Dallas Stars beat the Buffalo Sabres 2-1 on Tuesday night for their fourth straight victory. https://t.co/QJki7cqSMX
Sabres whistled for another penalty w/2:49 left, their fourth this period.
Greenway called for holding. Sabres short-handed with just under 13 minutes to go in the third.
Cats to the PP after Tippett boards Mikkola. Trying to tie the game w/ 8:44 left in the 3rd.
Cozens one-timer alone in the slot. Oettinger big save. Shots up to 39-17. #Sabres still pressing with 14:00 left.
Sabres to the power play 43 seconds into the third. Duchene off for holding.
Duchene with a holding penalty at 43 seconds of the third puts #Sabres back on the PP looking for a tying goal.
The Sabres have outshot the Stars, 31-12, through 40 minutes, yet Dallas is leading 2-1 at the 2nd intermission. Dahlin missed the net from the slot late in the period. Oettinger has been spectacular tonight.
After some chances on that last power play, Sabres get another seconds after it expires. Steel with a high stick on Tuch.
A second #Sabres power play. Holding call on Heiskanen at 11:48... Thompson unit back out to start this PP.
Tage Thompson scores a power-play goal 5:53 into the second period. One-timer from the circle.
Tage Thompson scores a power-play goal 15:53 into the second period. One-timer from the circle.
It took #Sabres a minute to get things going on the PP but then they got four good chances and the last one was a Thompson blast from left circle from Dahlin, circa 2022-23. No. 15 of season and it's a deserved 1-1 tie at 5:53 of the 2nd.
Dallas lets Thompson get free in the circle and he rips a PP one-timer and it's 1-1.
Tage Thompson's power-play goal ties it 1-1 with 14:07 left in the 2nd period. A bomb from the left circle on a feed from Dahlin. Thompson's 15th goal of the season.
A rip from Thompson from the left circle on the power play ties it. 1-1
Sabres to their first power play of the night. Hintz sits for holding.
Owen Power's tape-to-tape pass sprung Jeff Skinner for a partial breakaway, but the Stars forced the Sabres winger to take a backhand shot that Oettinger gloved. Buffalo has a 14-2 edge in SOG. Still down 1-0 with 9:28 left in the 1st period.
A good shift for the Cozens line results in a few chances. Soon after, Krebs comes down the wing for a chance and Robinson drives to the net to try to put the loose puck past a sprawled Oettinger. Shots are 12-2 for the Sabres eight minutes in but Stars lead 1-0 on Duchene's ppg
Granato mentioned yesterday it's been frustrating to have decent starts but still give up the first goal. This is another one that will make that list. Shots are 9-2 for #Sabres in the first seven minutes but they're down 1-0.
Great play by Dylan Cozens. Protected the puck from a Dallas defender while skating through the right circle, then managed to get a shot off that hit the post. Sabres have a 5-2 edge in SOG but trail 1-0 with 13:52 left in the 1st period.
Duchene on the power play and it is 1-0 Dallas.
Matt Duchene with a high short-side wrister as EJohnson may have screened UPL. A PPG on a cheap call and the #Sabres are down 1-0 at 3:58...
1-0 Stars Matt Duchene on the power play. UPL couldn't see the shot coming, as Erik Johnson was dropping down to try to block it.
Tage Thompson called for hooking only 2:34 into the first period. The Sabres are 22 for 24 on the PK over their last 8 games.
Engvall scores late in return to Toronto, #Isles edge #LeafsForever to end 3-game skid “We played well enough to win the game, but we do just enough to lose. Second goal, third goal, those are gifts. You can’t give gifts…” My @NHLdotcom story: https://t.co/MwO11pemff
Check out the post-game video and listen to tonight's #Isles space after their 3-2 win over #LeafsForever: https://t.co/lkApq0p4nV
This is awesome #Isles #LeafsForever https://t.co/lNpwcbWnjn
Check out the post-game video and have a listen to tonight's #Isles space after their 3-2 win over #LeafsForever: https://t.co/lkApq0p4nV
Pierre Engvall's goal with 2:02 left in the third lifted the Islanders to a 3-2 win over the Maple Leafs on Monday night. https://t.co/xpOR9DuCD2 #Isles
10:15 #Isles chat after 3-2 win over #LeafsForever: https://t.co/eailGkeCmz
#Isles coach Patrick Roy very pleased after 3-2 win in Toronto: "Yes, I am. I am. What I love the most is they scored that power play goal to tie the game and our mindset was, 'Let's go get that next one.' To see our guys stay in the present moment and not change our game."
Islanders hold off the Maple Leafs 3-2 and get Patrick Roy his first regulation win as their coach. Isles win all three games vs. the Leafs this season.
Wild, wild wild finish but #Isles hold on 3-2 to snap three game losing streak and snap Leafs three-game winning streak. Tavares and Maufield in middle of post-buzzer scrum.