
"We didn't play on our toes in the third. You have to have the puck, get in the offensive zone, get some time there, and put pressure on them. I didn't feel we did that. We allowed them to come at us with the puck, and they did a good job and tied it up. It was a big goal by Robertson to get the lead again, and it just didn't work out."
"Going into the third period, I didn't think we pushed enough. I thought we didn't have the puck enough and sat back a little too much. We ended up getting a point out of the game, but for me, we could've had two."
"It is incredible. Congrats to him, leading the Leafs in goals all-time. He's actually first in hat tricks for a US-born player, too. He has accomplished a lot of things, and he had a strong game again tonight. He just about had it in OT."
The Maple Leafs fell 4-3 in overtime to the New York Islanders, dropping the record to 19-15-7 and earning one point but potentially deserving two. The team did not push enough in the third period, surrendered puck possession, and allowed the Islanders to apply pressure and tie the game. A Robertson goal briefly reclaimed the lead but did not hold. Morgan Rielly has played well this season overall and is expected to return to prior form despite a tough night. Auston Matthews scored his 421st career goal to become the franchise leader and has shown increased skating, aggressiveness, size and puck-winning.
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