Anthony Beauvillier’s overtime goal lifts Islanders over Maple Leafs

TORONTO — Anthony Beauvillier scored his first objective in 11 video games at 1:56 of time beyond regulation because the New York Islanders rallied within the third interval and beat the Maple Leafs 3-2 on Monday evening in a sport wherein Toronto misplaced prime defenseman Morgan Rielly to harm.

Noah Dobson and Josh Bailey had the targets in regulation for New York, which bought 30 stops from Ilya Sorokin.

“You simply must grind it out some nights,” New York ahead Josh Baily stated. “We simply caught with it and had been lucky to discover a option to win and a giant objective by (Beauvillier) in OT.”

John Tavares and Auston Matthews scored for Toronto. Erik Kallgren made 21 saves for the Leafs, who misplaced their fifth sport of the season in OT. Mitch Marner had an help to increase his level streak to 13 video games.

“We performed a great hockey sport,” Maple Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe stated. “We deserved higher.”

Anthony Beauvillier celebrates after scoring the game-winning goal in overtime.
Anthony Beauvillier celebrates after scoring the game-winning objective in time beyond regulation.
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Rielly was injured on an ungainly collision with Islanders ahead Kyle Palmieri early within the third and didn’t return.

Keefe stated Reilly will get imaging accomplished Tuesday to find out the extent of the harm. Toronto is already with out Jake Muzzin (neck) and T.J. Brodie (indirect).

“It’s powerful,” Keefe stated of doubtless dropping Rielly. “We’re already lacking guys and Morgan is so necessary to our group.”

The Islanders celebrate after their win over the Maple Leafs.
The Islanders rejoice after their win over the Maple Leafs.
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Beauvillier scored his fourth objective of the season on a excessive shot off the push after taking a drop go from Brock Nelson in time beyond regulation.

Marner, who has three targets and 15 assists throughout his run additionally registered factors in 13 straight contests final season. The winger is the fifth NHL participant within the final 30 years with a number of level streaks of a minimum of 13 video games in a calendar 12 months, becoming a member of Patrick Kane (2019), Leon Draisaitl (2019), Dave Andreychuk (1992) and Pierre Turgeon (1992).

Down 1-0 after the opening interval, the Leafs bought even at 4:49 of the second on an influence play when Tavares fired his eleventh objective of the season previous Sorokin off a slick setup from Marner and William Nylander.

Ilya Sorokin makes a save during the Islanders' win over the Maple Leafs.
Ilya Sorokin makes a save through the Islanders’ win over the Maple Leafs.
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Toronto defenceman Morgan Rielly and New York ahead Kyle Palmieri had been concerned in an unintended collision early within the third and didn’t return.

After Jarnkrok missed an excellent probability from the slot, Bailey buried his fourth to tie it at 2 with 2:58 left in regulation following a mixup within the defensive zone between Kallgren and Leafs blueliner Jordie Benn.

Toronto registered the sport’s first seven pictures and hit the crossbar in a dominant begin. Nevertheless, New York pushed again with the subsequent 5 efforts on course earlier than Dobson’s one-timer hit Leafs heart David Kampf in entrance and caromed previous Kallgren for the defenceman’s sixth objective of the season.

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