Toronto Maple Leafs (21-33-11, 30th in NHL) vs. New York Islanders (37-20-7, 10th in NHL)
Puck drop: 7 p.m. ET
Arena: Air Canada Centre
Watch: Sportsnet
Who’s Hot
- Nikita Soshnikov: 3 points (2g,1a) in his last 4 games
- PA Parenteau: 6 points (3g,3a) in his last 7 games
Who’s Cold
- Martin Marincin: 0 points in last 8 games
Matchup Stats
| Overall Stats | NYI | Tor |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 81 | 53 |
| Record % | 0.633 | 0.408 |
| Home Winning % | 0.667 | 0.397 |
| Away Winning % | 0.55 | 0.323 |
| Shootout Winning % | 0.571 | 0.455 |
| Goal Differential Per Game | 0.41 | -0.58 |
| Shot Differential Per Game | 0.08 | 0.82 |
| Hits Per Game | 29.1 | 27.7 |
| PIM Per Game | 8.8 | 9.3 |
| Opponent PIM Per Game | 9.3 | 8.5 |
| Goals Per Game | 2.84 | 2.31 |
| Even Strength Goals Per Game | 2.17 | 1.83 |
| Power Play Goals Per Game | 0.58 | 0.46 |
| Shots Per Game | 30.3 | 31.3 |
| Shots Per Goal | 10.6 | 13.6 |
| Team Shooting % | 9.40% | 7.40% |
| Power Play % | 19.60% | 14.70% |
| Goals Against Per Game | 2.44 | 2.89 |
| ES Goals Against Per Game | 1.97 | 2.14 |
| PP Goals Against Per Game | 0.39 | 0.66 |
| Shots Against Per Game | 30.2 | 30.49 |
| Shots Against Per Goal | 12.39 | 10.54 |
| Opp. Team Shooting % | 8.10% | 9.50% |
| Penalty Kill % | 86.60% | 80.10% |
| Save % | 0.919 | 0.905 |
| Goals Against Average | 2.4 | 2.84 |
| Shutouts | 4 | 3 |
| Opponent Save % | 0.906 | 0.926 |
| Opponent Goals Against Average | 2.8 | 2.27 |
| Opponent Shutouts | 2 | 7 |
Mike Babcock Game Day
New York Islanders Projected Lineup
Brock Nelson – John Tavares – Ryan Strome
Josh Bailey – Frans Nielsen – Kyle Okposo
Anders Lee – Nikolay Kulemin – Shane Prince
Matt Martin – Casey Cizikas – Cal Clutterbuck
Nick Leddy – Johnny Boychuk
Thomas Hickey – Travis Hamonic
Brian Strait – Ryan Pulock
Starting Goalie: Thomas Greiss
Injured: Mikhail Grabovski (upper body), Calvin de Haan (lower body), Marek Zidlicky (upper body), Jaroslav Halak (lower body)
Scratched: Steve Bernier, Eric Boulton, Jean-Francois Berube
Toronto Maple Leafs Projected Lineup
Nikita Soshnikov – Nazem Kadri – Leo Komarov
PA Parenteau – William Nylander – Zach Hyman
Milan Michalek – Peter Holland – Michael Grabner
Colin Greening – Brooks Laich – Ben Smith
TJ Brennan – Morgan Rielly
Jake Gardiner – Frank Corrado
Martin Marincin – Connor Carrick
Starting Goalie: Garret Sparks
Jonathan Bernier
Injured: Stephane Robidas (lower body), Joffrey Lupul (middle body), James van Riemsdyk (foot fracture), Jared Cowen (hip tightness), Tyler Bozak (upper body), Byron Froese (broken hand), Matt Hunwick (sports hernia), Viktor Loov (lower body)
Scratched: Brad Boyes
Status report (NHL.com): Brennan was recalled from the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League on Wednesday to replace Loov, who had been recalled Tuesday to replace Hunwick, who will miss the remainder of the season because of a sports hernia. Brennan leads the Marlies with 55 points in 59 games. … If Halak can’t be the backup, Berube could play behind Greiss. Berube last played Feb. 6.
Who’s hot (NHL.com): Leddy has five assists in the past three games. …Okposo has two goals and four assists in his past four games. … Lee has three goals and two assists during a four-game point streak. … Nielsen has one goal and five assists during a three-game point streak.
