Maple Leafs beat the Islanders 2-1 to rebound from opening loss
Easton Cowan had a goal and an assist in the first period and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the New York Islanders 2-1 on Wednesday night for their first victory under coach Jim Hiller. The Maple Leafs rebounded from a 3-2 home loss to Montreal in their opener Tuesday night, spoiling the Islanders’ first game of the season. Colton Sissons also scored for Toronto, and Anthony Stolarz made 26 saves. Emil Heineman scored in the third period for New York. Ilya Sorokin stopped 24 shots.
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