Toronto Maple Leafs vs New York Islanders

Regular season · Saturday, January 3, 2026 · UBS Arena

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3–4

Final/OT

SOG 21–25

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Game summary

The New York Islanders beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3 in overtime on Saturday, January 3, 2026 at UBS Arena. The Islanders outshot the Maple Leafs 25-21.

Auston Matthews scored twice and Matthew Schaefer scored twice. Adam Pelech, Nick Robertson and Emil Heineman also scored.

David Rittich made 18 saves on 21 shots for the win; Joseph Woll stopped 21 of 25.

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	T	SOG
TOR	0	2	1	0	3	21
NYI	0	1	2	1	4	25

Three stars

Scoring

2nd period

Adam Pelech (3)Jonathan Drouin (15)0–101:10 NYI
Auston Matthews (19)UnassistedMayfield 1:34 into shift1–109:30 TOR
Auston Matthews (20)Bobby McMann (10), Max Domi (15)2–117:19 TOR

3rd period

Matthew Schaefer (11)Jonathan Drouin (16), Jean-Gabriel Pageau (10)2–211:10 NYI
Nick Robertson (9)Nicolas Roy (11)Barzal 1:06 into shift3–212:12 TOR
Emil Heineman (13)Mathew Barzal (21), Tony DeAngelo (13)3–317:15 NYI

OT period

Matthew Schaefer (12)Mathew Barzal (22), Emil Heineman (7)Rielly 1:29 into shift3–404:11 NYI

Tired legs

Seconds into the shift for every skater on the ice at each goal. Taller bar, longer shift.

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1:34

1–1 · 2nd 9:30 · Matthews. NYI stayed on through an icing. Mayfield was 1:34 into his shift when it went in.

GoalTOR on iceNYI on iceDefenders’ longest

0–1 NYI

2nd 1:10 · Pelech

Tavares 0:29

Fresh legsTavares 0:29

1–1 TOR

2nd 9:30 · Matthews

Stuck out there: Mayfield 1:34

Stuck out thereMayfield 1:34

2–1 TOR

2nd 17:19 · Matthews

Lee 0:14

Fresh legsLee 0:14

2–2 NYI

3rd 11:10 · Schaefer

Ekman-Larsson 0:59

NormalEkman-Larsson 0:59

3–2 TOR

3rd 12:12 · Robertson

Long shift: Barzal 1:06

Long shiftBarzal 1:06

3–3 NYI

3rd 17:15 · Heineman

Rielly 0:21

Fresh legsRielly 0:21

3–4 NYI

OT 4:11 · Schaefer

Long shift: Rielly 1:29

Long shiftRielly 1:29

Hover or tap a bar for the skater.

Across the league. Share of 5v5 unblocked shots that went in, by how far into his shift the defending team’s longest-serving skater was (2025–26).

3.9%

5.8%

6.5%

7.1%

7.3%

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1.9×

Shots against a skater 80s+ into his shift go in 1.9 times as often as against fresh legs (7.3% vs 3.9%).

30%

of 5v5 goals came with a defender 60s+ into his shift.

Team stats

TORNYI

21Shots on goal25

57%Faceoff %43%

0/1Power play0/1

4Penalty minutes4

19Hits21

11Blocked shots11

19Giveaways17

2Takeaways6

Penalties

1st 07:18Mathew Barzal · high sticking2 min
1st 10:50Max Domi · cross checking2 min
1st 10:50Ryan Pulock · slashing2 min
1st 11:52John Tavares · slashing2 min

Season series

Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs skaters

34Auston MatthewsC	2	0	2	0	6	0	2	0	40	22:29
11Max DomiC	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	–	17:21
55Nicolas RoyC	0	1	1	+1	2	1	0	0	75	11:42
74Bobby McMannC	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	–	20:17
89Nick RobertsonL	1	0	1	+1	2	0	0	0	–	12:02
18Steven LorentzC	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	–	12:05
19Calle JarnkrokC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	10:42
23Matthew KniesL	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	–	19:03
24Scott LaughtonC	0	0	0	0	3	2	1	0	60	14:20
53Easton CowanR	0	0	0	+1	1	4	0	0	–	11:58
63Matias MaccelliL	0	0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	–	16:55
91John TavaresC	0	0	0	-2	1	0	0	2	69	17:04
2Simon BenoitD	0	0	0	0	0	7	1	0	–	15:44
22Jake McCabeD	0	0	0	+2	1	1	1	0	–	18:07
28Troy StecherD	0	0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	–	22:07
33Matt BenningD	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	–	12:26
44Morgan RiellyD	0	0	0	-4	1	2	0	0	–	27:31
95Oliver Ekman-LarssonD	0	0	0	+2	0	1	1	0	–	26:40

Toronto Maple Leafs goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
35Dennis HildebyG		0	0	0	–	00:00
60Joseph WollG	O	25	21	4	.840	64:11

New York Islanders

New York Islanders skaters

13Mathew BarzalC	0	2	2	+1	2	0	1	2	47	22:49
29Jonathan DrouinL	0	2	2	+2	1	0	1	0	25	18:56
51Emil HeinemanL	1	1	2	-1	2	2	0	0	–	20:11
48Matthew SchaeferD	2	0	2	+1	2	1	1	0	–	22:11
44Jean-Gabriel PageauC	0	1	1	+1	2	1	1	0	54	18:30
3Adam PelechD	1	0	1	+1	2	1	1	0	–	24:04
77Tony DeAngeloD	0	1	1	+3	2	0	0	0	–	22:42
7Maxim TsyplakovR	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	50	10:10
10Simon HolmstromR	0	0	0	+2	3	0	1	0	–	18:45
16Marc GatcombC	0	0	0	0	1	7	2	0	–	13:16
27Anders LeeL	0	0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	75	15:34
32Kyle MacLeanC	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	–	10:15
49Max ShabanovR	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	–	15:04
53Casey CizikasC	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	33	13:12
64Calum RitchieC	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	17	09:10
4Cole McWardD	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	0	–	14:50
6Ryan PulockD	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	–	19:45
24Scott MayfieldD	0	0	0	-2	1	1	1	0	–	19:09

New York Islanders goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
30Ilya SorokinG		0	0	0	–	00:00
33David RittichG	W	21	18	3	.857	64:11