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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.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-01,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
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.
Written for “Islanders Vs Maple Leafs Season Opener” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 9 other(s) covering the same event.
TORONTO – Easton Cowan had a goal and an assist as the Toronto Maple Leafs topped the New York Islanders 2-1 on Wednesday night.
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Leafs → have → night
Colton Sissons also scored for Toronto (1-1-0), which got 26 saves from Anthony Stolarz.
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which → score → Stolarz
Emil Heineman replied for New York (0-1-0).
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Heineman → reply → York
Ilya Sorokin stopped 24 shots.
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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.
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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.
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Cowan → have → 11:55
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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Heineman → reunite → regulation
Stolarz was limited to just 26 games last season due to injury.
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Stolarz → limit → injury
The 32-year-old went 10-10-3 with an .893 save percentage and 3.28 goals-against average.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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report → come → Press
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