Rochester Lights Up The Horseshoes With Islanders' 3-0 Throne in Historic Homecoming Streak!

TORONTO, CANADA - MARCH 17: Brayden Schenn #10 celebrates scoring a goal against the New York Islanders with his teammates during the first period at the Scotiabank Arena on March 17, 2026 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Mark Blinch/NHLI via Getty Images) | NHLI via Getty Images Unsurprisingly in the lead up to this game, all the media attention for the New York Islanders was on rookie phenom Matthew Schaefer, who is from Hamilton, Ontario, and grew up going to Toronto Maple Leafs games. Blah, blah, you’ve heard it all before.

But it would be a different rookie from the Toronto area who dominated the scoresheet tonight, as Cal Ritchie, also playing in his first game against the Maple Leafs (or should I say the St. Pats? ) in Toronto, picked up a goal and an assist in the first period, both coming on the power play.

Ritchie set up Brayden Schenn’s first as an Islander before scoring what would be the eventual game winner himself, showing off in front of his family and friends. And Schaefer picked up an assist on Ritchie’s game winner, while Mathew Barzal, noted Leaf killer, assisted on all three goals, and he’s now up to 25 points in 21 games against the Maple Leafs. Big win, and a solid start to a Canadian road trip, since Columbus won yet again and Boston picked up a point against Montreal.

[ NHL Gamecenter | Game Summary | Event Summary | Natural Stat Trick ] First Period William Nylander had a chance early that Ilya Sorokin saved after an Islanders giveaway. After Cal Ritchie took a light slash on a developing 2 on 1, the Islanders went to the power play. On that power play, Mat Barzal passed the puck off to Ritchie, who went for a behind the back pass to Brayden Schenn, who scored his first goal as a New York Islander.