For as long as John Tavares is a member of the Toronto Maple Leafs, the New York Islanders and the Leafs will be linked and their trajectory as teams will be compared and contrasted by the media and by fans. With that in mind, the Narratives led this game to be far more significant than just any old regular season game. On paper, the stacked Maple Leafs, 2nd in the NHL, looked like the obvious favorite, but in one of the biggest games of the season, the Islanders gave their best performance of the season and completely dominated one of the NHL’s elite teams.
Islanders 4, Leafs 0: It’s Mat Barzal’s world and we’re living in it
