Overview
- Calum Ritchie recorded a goal and an assist on first‑period power plays, Brayden Schenn scored his first as an Islander, Emil Heineman added a goal, Mathew Barzal tallied three assists, and Ilya Sorokin made 24 saves.
- Matthew Schaefer’s assist moved him within one point of becoming the fourth rookie defenseman in Islanders history to reach 50 points.
- The 18‑year‑old No. 1 pick drew a large Toronto media scrum and said a private box would hold close to 1,000 family and friends for his hometown game.
- Schaefer’s grandmother, Marianne, attended, which he said could be her first NHL game and her first time watching him in the league.
- New York improved to 39‑24‑5 and 9‑3‑0 over its last 12, keeping pace in a tight Metropolitan Division playoff race.