Blake Comeau recorded the first three assist game of his career and set a career high with 27 points as the Isles concluded a three-game homestand with five out of a possible six points, with a 4-1 victory over the Maple Leafs. On to the trick:
1. Nikolai Kulemin scored just 57 seconds into play, extending his point-scoring streak to five games and giving Toronto the lead. However, Tim Jackman tied the game just 1:54 later, and Richard Park gave the Isles a lead with a shorthanded tally. It's the second time this season that the Isles have scored shorthanded in consecutive games (the other time was Oct. 22-24) but the first time that they had done so in both ends of a back-to-back since Nov. 3-4, 2008.
2. Frans Nielsen expanded the lead to 3-1 with a goal off a gorgeous ...
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Stat Trick: New York Islanders 4, Toronto Maple Leafs 1
Posted: 14th March 2010 by Eric Hornick in NHLComments Off on Stat Trick: New York Islanders 4, Toronto Maple Leafs 1