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Cowan, Stolarz push Maple Leafs past Islanders 2-1

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Easton Cowan and Colton Sissons scored goals as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the New York Islanders 2-1 in a preseason game on Wednesday night. Anthony Stolarz made 26 saves for the win, while Emil Heineman scored short-handed late in the third period for the Islanders’ only goal. The article highlights Cowan’s performance and his playoff success with the Toronto Marlies last season.

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The Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the New York Islanders 2-1 on Wednesday night, with goals from Easton Cowan and Colton Sissons. Anthony Stolarz made 26 saves in his season debut for the Leafs after a challenging previous year marked by injuries and missed playoffs. The victory was particularly crucial for the Leafs, who had lost their opening game to the Montreal Canadiens. For the Islanders, it was their first loss of the season, highlighting defensive issues that were exacerbated despite standout performances from rookie Matthew Schaefer and Victor Eklund. Up next, the Islanders host New Jersey while the Maple Leafs face Ottawa on Saturday night. Both teams showed promise but also areas needing improvement in their respective opening games.

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Reunited with fellow netminder Sergei Bobrovsky after winning the Stanley Cup together with the Florida Panthers in 2024, Stolarz remained perfect from there, including a big stop with his right pad on Anthony Duclair in the third, until Emil Heineman scored short-handed to break the shutout bid with 5:51 left in regulation.

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Cowan, Stolarz push Maple Leafs past Islanders 2-1 · assertive framing

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TORONTO – Easton Cowan had a goal and an assist as the Toronto Maple Leafs topped the New York Islanders 2-1 on Wednesday night. asserted

Leafs → have → night

Colton Sissons also scored for Toronto (1-1-0), which got 26 saves from Anthony Stolarz. asserted

which → score → Stolarz

Emil Heineman replied for New York (0-1-0). asserted

Heineman → reply → York

Ilya Sorokin stopped 24 shots. asserted

Sorokin → stop → shots

The Maple Leafs fell 3-2 to the Montreal Canadiens in their season-opener Tuesday, while the Islanders suited up for the club’s first game of 2026-27. asserted

Islanders → fall → 2026

New York had the fresher legs and tilted the ice early, but Sissons redirected his first goal for Toronto at 7:14 of the first period off a Nick Paul setup before Cowan shovelled home a power-play rebound at 11:55. asserted

Cowan → have → 11:55

Heineman → reunite → regulation

Stolarz was limited to just 26 games last season due to injury. asserted

Stolarz → limit → injury

The 32-year-old went 10-10-3 with an .893 save percentage and 3.28 goals-against average. asserted

old → go → percentage

New York defenceman Matthew Schaefer registered 23 goals in his banner rookie season and needs two more to overtake Bobby Orr for the second most by a teenage blueliner in NHL history. asserted

Schaefer → register → history

KEY MOMENT Cowan’s rebound goal on the man advantage came after Maple Leafs defenceman Morgan Rielly batted the puck down at the blue line to hold the zone before finding Jack Roslovic for the initial shot. asserted

Rielly → come → shot

KEY STAT Cowan recorded 18 points (eight goals, 10 assists) in 22 playoff games for the American Hockey League’s Toronto Marlies in their run to last season’s Calder Cup title after the Maple Leafs missed the post-season for the first time in a decade. asserted

Leafs → record → decade

COMING UP Maple Leafs: Host the Ottawa Senators on Saturday. Canadiens: Host the New Jersey Devils on Saturday. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 30, 2026. asserted

report → come → Press