Recap
Cowan's power play goal holds up as Maple Leafs edge Islanders 2-1
The Toronto Maple Leafs beat the New York Islanders 2-1 on Wednesday night at Scotiabank Arena. Toronto jumped ahead early with two first-period goals and never trailed. Colton Sissons opened the scoring at 7:14 of the first, assisted by Nick Paul and Easton Cowan, for his first of the season. Cowan then buried a power play goal at 11:55, with Jack Roslovic and Morgan Rielly drawing assists, and that proved to be the winner. Emil Heineman got the Islanders on the board with a shorthanded goal at 14:09 of the third, assisted by Bo Horvat, but Toronto held on.
Anthony Stolarz was sharp in the Maple Leafs net, stopping 26 of 27 shots to earn first-star honours and the win. Ilya Sorokin took the loss despite 24 saves on 26 shots. Cowan finished with a goal and an assist and was named second star, while Sissons took third star honours. The Islanders outshot Toronto 27-26 and went 0 for 4 on the power play; the Maple Leafs converted once in four tries.
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