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Bo Horvat scores winner and adds assist in Islanders' 4-1 win over Maple Leafs

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Bo Horvat scored the game-winning goal and added an assist as the New York Islanders defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-1 in a match played Saturday night in Toronto. The Islanders’ Simon Holmstrom also scored two goals, one of which came into an empty net. Ilya Sorokin made 28 saves for the winning team, while Sergei Bobrovsky had 16 stops for the losing Maple Leafs, who have now lost three consecutive games.

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On October 18, 2026, Bo Horvat led the New York Islanders to a 4-1 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs. Horvat scored the winning goal and added an assist. The Islanders' other goals were scored by Simon Holmstrom (two) and Anthony Duclair. Ilya Sorokin made 28 saves for New York, who improved their record to 4-3-1. Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 16 shots for Toronto, whose record fell to 3-4-2 after losing three straight games.

The Islanders took an early lead with a goal from Duclair at 8:18 of the first period. Despite efforts by Maple Leafs players like Kirill Marchenko and Gavin McKenna, New York maintained their advantage throughout the game. Toronto's only goal was scored by Colton Sissons in the third period.

Additionally, the Islanders faced significant injuries during the game, with Calum Ritchie and Matias Maccelli both leaving due to apparent leg issues early in the first period. The team is already dealing with long-term absences from Alexander Romanov (torn ACL) and Mat Barzal (kneecap issues).

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Islanders Maple Leafs New York TORONTO the New York Islanders

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Islanders ORG · 4× TORONTO GPE · 4× Bobrovsky PERSON · 2× Horvat PERSON · 2× Maple Leafs ORG · 2× New York GPE · 2× Bo Horvat PERSON · 1× Simon Holmstrom PERSON · 1× the New York Islanders ORG · 1× the Toronto Maple Leafs ORG · 1×

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Sissons got Toronto — which topped New York 2-1 at Scotiabank Arena on Sept. 30 — within one at 3:54 of the third on a tipped shot through traffic, but Holmstrom restored the two-goal lead with 5:52 to go off Horvat’s setup before firing into the empty net with just over two minutes remaining.

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2026-10-18 · Toronto Star

Bo Horvat scores winner and adds assist in Islanders' 4-1 win over Maple Leafs · assertive framing

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TORONTO (AP) — Bo Horvat scored the winner and added an assist to help the New York Islanders beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-1 on Saturday night. asserted

Islanders → score → night

Simon Holmstrom scored twice, the second into an empty net, and Anthony Duclair also connected for New York (4-3-1). asserted

Duclair → score → York

Ilya Sorokin made 28 saves. asserted

Sorokin → make → saves

Colton Sissons replied for Toronto (3-4-2). asserted

Sissons → reply → Toronto

Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 16 shots for the Maple Leafs. asserted

Bobrovsky → stop → Leafs

They have dropped three straight games and four of their last five. asserted

They → drop → five

The Islanders jumped out to a 1-0 lead at 8:18 of the first period when Duclair took a pass in the slot and changed the angle before firing through a partial screen on Bobrovsky. asserted

Duclair → jump → Bobrovsky

Coming off a hat trick Thursday night in a 5-4 home shootout loss to Buffalo, Maple Leafs winger Kirill Marchenko had a couple of chances that Sorokin turned aside in the second. asserted

Sorokin → come → second

No. 1 overall pick Gavin McKenna, who was benched for the second half of Thursday’s contest, had an opportunity it late in the second period on a partial breakaway, but fired high and wide. asserted

who → bench → breakaway

The Islanders raced the other way, with Horvat eventually beating Bobrovsky with 1:27 to go. asserted

Horvat → race → 1:27

minutes → get → net

The Islanders’ Matias Maccelli left in the first period and didn’t return with an apparent lower-body injury. asserted

Maccelli → leave → injury

The winger, who spent last season with Toronto, stepped on the stick of defenseman Darren Raddysh and fell awkwardly. asserted

who → spend → Raddysh

Up next Islanders: Host Anaheim on Tuesday night Maple Leafs: Host San Jose on Monday night. ___ asserted

Leafs → host → night