Tuesday’s game will be the first of three between the Rangers and Islanders the rest of the regular season, with little margin for error for either team.

Shines as playmaker Friday

Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner and William Nylander climbed all-time franchise lists and Sidney Crosby moved into 10th place on the NHL’s all-time assists list, but it was the Maple Leafs forwards who prevailed in a back-and-forth affair at PPG Paints Arena.

NEW YORK (AP) — Matthew Knies broke a third-period tie, Anthony Stolarz made 33 saves and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the New York Rangers 3-2 on Friday night. Knies scored his 22nd goal at 6:21 of the third, less than three minutes after Will Cuylle tied it for New York with a short-handed goal.

Hintz received the weekly honor with Tampa Bay’s Andrei Vasilevskiy (first star) and Montreal’s Nick Suzuki (third star).

Dallas Stars center Roope Hintz (24) celebrates left wing Jason Robertson ... to wrap up a three-game road trip and the Islanders host the cross-town rival New York Rangers on Tuesday.

DALLAS (AP) — Logan Stankoven scored twice, Roope Hintz had a career-high four assists and the Dallas Stars beat the Los Angeles Kings 6-2 on Friday night. Jason Robertson had his 25th goal and ...