David Kampf, Steven Lorentz and John Tavares scored as the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the New York Islanders 3-1 on Tuesday to move into a tie with idle Florida for the top spot in the Atlantic Division.

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.

The Toronto Maple Leafs were up 2-1 late against New York when Patrick Roy made a shocking call that would ultimately cost the Islanders any chance of victory.

In the Maple Leafs vs Islanders matchup, Mitch Marner's power play points prop is the best bet to target in the New Year's Eve showdown.

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 New York Islanders sit seventh in the Metropolitan Division with a 14-16-7 record. It’s been a while since they’ve found postseason success, with their last two playoff appearances ending in lopsided losses to the Carolina Hurricanes.

Maple Leafs forward Steven Lorentz has an unusual warm-up routine of jumping into the glass by the end boards before each game.

Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang has been placed on injured reserve due to an undisclosed ailment. The six-time All-Star was injured during a 6-3 road loss to the New York Islanders on Saturday and was scratched the next day for a 3-2 home win against the Islanders.

The Pittsburgh Penguins (17-16-5) have won 10 of their last 15 games and have points in 11 of them. The team even briefly occupied a playoff spot after a win on Sunday. The new commitment to defense and structure will get a solid test against the Detroit Red Wings (14-18-4) at Little Caesars Arena Tuesday.