Offense dries up for struggling Islanders in loss to Maple Leafs

TORONTO -- David Kampf, Steven Lorentz and John Tavares scored as the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the New York Islanders 3-1 on Tuesday to move into a tie with idle Florida for the top spot in the Atlantic Division.

Joseph Woll made 30 saves for Toronto (23-13-2).

Jean-Gabriel Pageau score for the Islanders (14-17-7). Ilya Sorokin finished with 22 saves. New York has lost six of its last nine games.

Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews sat for a fifth straight game. He was placed on injured reserve earlier Tuesday in a move retroactive to Dec. 20 that allowed Toronto to recall defenseman Marshall Rifai.

The Maple Leafs said Matthews, who returned to practice on Monday, had not experienced any…