nhl Game Recap
Recap - Maple Leafs Defeat New York 5-2
Toronto earned a 5-2 victory over New York behind a 2-goal performance from William Nylander on Monday at Scotiabank Arena.
Bettors who backed the Maple Leafs were rewarded as -223 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 6.0.
Toronto got goals from William Nylander(2), John Tavares, Calle Jarnkrok, and Auston Matthews in the victory. Nylander opened the scoring at 5:07 of the second period.
Ilya Samsonov stopped 31 of 33 New York shots in the victory.
New York got a goal from Anders Lee(2) in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Ilya Sorokin stopped 33 of 38 shots for the Islanders, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Toronto scored 1 times on 2 chances on the power play, while New York went 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
New York lost the shots on goal battle to Toronto by a margin of 38-33.
Toronto heads into a battle against the Rangers. New York, meanwhile, will have their next action against Ottawa.