The Islanders defeated John Tavares and the Toronto Maple Leafs, 6-1, in Tavares' return to the Coliseum on Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019.  


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Bo Horvat had three points. Anthony Duclair returned and had an assist, and Isaiah George scored his first career goal.

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Duclair was activated off the IR after being out with a lower-body injury.

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Ilya Sorokin will start for the 10th straight game on Saturday night against the Maple Leafs.

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With his team last in both power-play conversion and penalty-kill success, the Islanders' coach said the team could have worked more on those areas in training camp.

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The Islanders, though only three points out of a playoff spot, are on the precipice of having their season fully implode.

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