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Toronto Maple Leafs vs New York Islanders — Thursday, January 2, 2025 Game Analysis

Toronto Maple Leafs at New York Islanders at UBS Arena. Final.

Game Analysis

UBS Arena

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  • CanadaSportsnet

NYI

  • Scott Mayfield (2)2nd 18:15 · Wrist ShotAssists: Mathew Barzal (6), Adam Pelech (6)

TOR

  • Bobby McMann (11)2nd 10:43 · Wrist ShotAssists: Nicholas Robertson (4)
  • PPBobby McMann (12)3rd 17:01 · Wrist ShotAssists: Oliver Ekman-Larsson (13), Max Domi (11)

Toronto Maple Leafs vs New York Islanders Game Summary — Thursday, January 2, 2025

By Hockey in 60

Initial summary · A fuller recap will replace this when published.

Toronto Maple Leafs defeated New York Islanders 2–1. The game was played at UBS Arena.

A brief summary of the verified result. Source: ESPN game record. Detailed reporting is shown when available.

Toronto Maple Leafs vs New York Islanders Game Analysis — Thursday, January 2, 2025

By Hockey in 60

Toronto Maple Leafs won despite being outshot 33–31. New York Islanders generated more shots on target, but the volume advantage did not translate into a better result. Toronto Maple Leafs scored on 6.5% of its shots, compared with 3.0% for New York Islanders. Those are team scoring rates, not goalie save percentages; empty-net goals can affect them. The totals establish a difference in conversion, but cannot separate finishing, chance quality and goaltending.

Toronto Maple Leafs converted 1 of 2 power plays (50.0%); New York Islanders converted 0 of 3 power plays (0.0%). The 1-goal net power-play edge matched the 1-goal final margin. This identifies special teams as a meaningful scoring difference, without proving how the game would have unfolded with different penalties.

Toronto Maple Leafs won 56.6% of faceoffs. That is a clear edge in restarts, but faceoff percentage should not be treated as a possession percentage: the totals do not show where the draws occurred or what happened immediately afterwards.

Hockey in 60’s interpretation of verified game statistics, highlighting meaningful differences and what they suggest about the result. Comparisons describe this game, not season averages. Source: ESPN game statistics.

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Toronto Maple Leafs vs New York Islanders Game Statistics — Thursday, January 2, 2025

Reported team totals. — means unavailable.
StatisticToronto Maple LeafsNew York Islanders
Shots on goal3133
Power-play goals10
Power-play opportunities23
Power-play conversion (%)50.00.0
Faceoffs won (%)56.643.4
Hits2619
Blocked shots1614
Takeaways48
Giveaways1420
Penalty minutes64

Source: ESPN game statistics.

Scoring and goaltending

Toronto Maple Leafs won 2–1 at UBS Arena.

Who scored

  • Bobby McMann Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: Nicholas Robertson (4)
  • Scott Mayfield Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Mathew Barzal (6), Adam Pelech (6)
  • Bobby McMann Goal (12) Wrist Shot, assists: Oliver Ekman-Larsson (13), Max Domi (11)

Goalies

  • Joseph Woll stopped 32 of 33 for Toronto Maple Leafs.
  • Ilya Sorokin stopped 29 of 31 for New York Islanders.

Bobby McMann Goal (12) Wrist Shot, assists: Oliver Ekman-Larsson (13), Max Domi (11) That made the score 2–1 in the 3rd, and Toronto Maple Leafs stayed ahead.

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