New Islander Keith Aucoin celebrates his first goal. Copyright Getty Images

The Islanders had a nice comeback at Air Canada Centre tonight. They rallied from a 3-1 deficit to beat the Maple Leafs 7-4. Matt Moulson tallied twice. Michael Grabner had two goals and an assist. Brad Boyes had three points (1-2-3). John Tavares and Frans Nielsen each tallied two helpers as the Islanders won their second in a row.

A pretty good start for a young club who picked up their first win on Martin Luther King Day by holding off the Lightning 4-3. That was a game they controlled for large portions. But nearly blew a four-goal lead. In that one, Kyle Okposo had three points including a nice finish on a two-on-one with Tavares. David Ullstrom’s shorthanded tally proved the difference to even their record at 1-1-0.

Tonight was a different story. After Moulson tied it with his first of the season, Toronto scored two straight over a 3:04 span. First, they got a bounce when Nazem Kadri’s rebound of a John-Michael Liles shot sailed over Evgeni Nabokov into the net. With early momentum, the Leafs increased to 3-1 when Mikhail Grabovski beat the Russian vet on a wrist shot from the left circle. He came off the rush and surprised Nabokov.

Trailing by two, the Islanders responded with five consecutive goals. Team captain Mark Streit got the party started by connecting on the power play for his first. Set up by Boyes and Tavares, he fired past Leaf starter Ben Scrivens. Scrivens had a rough night, allowing five goals on 25 shots before being replaced by James Reimer. Less than two minutes later, Boyes scored his first as an Islander from Nielsen and Grabner. Those were the only two goals in the second period, allowing Jack Capuano’s club to be tied entering the third.

The onslaught continued when Grabner snuck his second past Scrivens for the Isles’ first lead. Just over a minute later, Keith Aucoin chased the Toronto netminder with a routine wrister. The kind of goal that deflates the home crowd and inspires the road team. In this case, the Islanders who continued to pour it on. Moulson took advantage of a sloppy Leaf turnover, burying his second from the slot.

With the Islanders up 6-3, Matt Frattin got one back to make it interesting with 2:13 remaining. The Leafs nearly cut it to one on the next shift. A crazy sequence that saw Nabokov dive across to deny Clarke MacArthur. Phil Kessel had what looked like a gimme but Aucoin made the play of the game, clearing the puck on the goal line. Instead, he saved a goal and maybe some Islander hearts- stunning Toronto.

With 1:10 left, Grabner scored into an empty net to allow his team to breathe easier. The Isles can take a lot of positives with the supporting cast coming through. Grabner’s off to a quick start with three markers and Boyes had a big night. Aucoin was a late addition that some of our fans scoffed at on Twitter. Well, he sure came through for his new club.

Capuano played everyone including Marty Reasoner. I’ve never heard of either Joe Finley or Colin McDonald before checking the boxscore. McDonald had an assist for his first point with the Islanders. Nabokov made 39 saves for his second win in three starts. We still don’t know when Rick DiPietro will play. From his new look, he now resembles Chewbacca.

The Islanders (2-1-0) are back at it tonight against the Bruins at TD Garden. They visit Winnipeg Sunday. It’s part of a crucial five-game road trip with stops at Pittsburgh and New Jersey.