NEW YORK --Auston Matthews broke a tie with 3:58 remaining in the third period to help the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 5-4 win against the New York Islanders at Barclays Center on Friday.
Matthews, who had a goal and an assist, made it 5-4 when he redirected William Nylander's cross-crease pass past Islanders goaltender
Christopher Gibson
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Matthews lifts Maple Leafs past Islanders
Has goal, assist for Toronto, which has won eight of 10
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