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Mathew Barzal scores in OT to lift Islanders past Maple Leafs

NEW YORK — Mathew Barzal scored 21 seconds into overtime, Ilya Sorokin made 32 saves and the New York Islanders rallied to beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3 on Thursday night.

Barzal capped a comeback with his 12th goal of the season after assisting on the first three goals. Kyle Palmieri, Alexander Romanov and Bo Horvat also scored and defenseman Noah Dobson had a career-high four assists.

Toronto had its four-game winning streak snapped while the Islanders recovered from a 5-2 home loss to Vancouver on Tuesday night. The Islanders also improved to 4-0-2 against Atlantic Division opponents.