Maple Leafs beat Islanders to set franchise record for wins in a season with 50William Nylander and Mitchell Marner each scored as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the New York Islanders 4-2 without Auston Matthews on Sunday night.

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New York eliminated from playoff contention with the loss

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William Nylander and Mitchell Marner each scored as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the New York Islanders 4-2 without Auston Matthews on Sunday night.

The Toronto win sets a franchise record for both wins (50) and points (106) in a season.

Pierre Engvall also had a goal for Toronto (50-20-6), while Jack Campbell put up 28 saves to pick up the win.

Anthony Beauvillier scored the first goal of the game when he beat Campbell on the power play in the first period. Josh Bailey also was credited with a goal for the Islanders (35-36-9), even though the goal was directed into the Toronto net by Leafs forward Alex Kerfoot.

• BOXSCORE: Maple Leafs 4, Islanders 2

The loss eliminated the Islanders from playoff contention.

Campbell stood strong in the last five minutes of the third period as the Islanders pushed hard for the tying goal before David Kämpf scored an empty-netter with 8.1 seconds left to seal the historic win.

Toronto previously set a franchise high in both wins and points in the 2017-18 season.

"We've got a great group in here," said Campbell after the record-setting win. "Our coach has done a great job leading the way, and I think all the boys are really growing together."

The Leafs achieved the franchise milestone without Matthews, who missed the game with what the team stressed was a minor injury. Toronto head coach Sheldon Keefe took the opportunity with his top centre out to try out some new forward combinations as the team begins to ramp up for the playoffs.

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22 hours agoDuration 0:57William Nylander had a goal and an assist in the Leafs' 4-2 win over the Islanders.TEAM PAGE: New York Islanders

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