The Maple Leafs lost 3-1 to the New York Islanders on Tuesday at Scotiabank Arena. Wednesday is a day off for the team.
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After Islanders forward Kyle MacLean bumped into Joseph Woll in the second period on Tuesday night, Leafs defenceman Morgan Rielly immediately went after him and dropped the gloves.
“That’s huge,” Woll said. “The last few games just watching the amount of urgency to protect people out there has been awesome from our team. Mo’s obviously not a guy that’s always looking to fight, so for him to jump in and do that means a lot. So, yeah, pretty awesome of him.”
“It was a great job by him getting in there and sticking up for Joseph,” said coach Craig Berube. “Obviously, that message has gotten…