The New York Islanders and Toronto Maple Leafs returned from the All-Star break for a spirited, intense match that came down to the wire, with the Isles getting a late winner to complete a season sweep of the northern blueshirts.
Unlike the prior two meetings, which ended in OT on Long Island — those rare occasions when the Isles have gone to extra time and garnered the bonus point — this one was a regulation win to formally end the All-Star party that was hosted by Toronto on the weekend.
Kyle MacLean scored his first NHL goal on a breakaway beauty, and that would’ve also been the winner but for a late Leafs power play equalizer after a bad Oliver Wahlstrom penalty.