NEW YORK -- For perhaps the first time this season, the New York Islanders had no trouble Sunday night either beginning or finishing a game.
Travis Hamonic scored 61 seconds after the opening faceoff Sunday night to give the Islanders a lead they would never relinquish in a 5-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs at Barclays Center.
Casey Cizikas doubled the lead at the 7:22 mark of the first period for the Islanders, who had not scored in the first period in their previous three games. New York has scored just six first-period goals this season, its fewest in any period.