New York Islanders @ Toronto Maple Leafs
01:00 PM at Scotiabank Arena
Watch on: SNO, MSGSN

The Leafs last game was at home on December 28 against the Washington Capitals, which Toronto lost by a score of 5-2 in regulation. The Leafs have a record of 22-13-2 for a 0.622 Points %.

The New York Islanders last played away on December 29 against the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Islanders lost by a score of 3-2 in regulation, and their current league record is 14-16-7 for a 0.473 Points %.

Them

We did just play this team 10 days ago, and we do play them again on Thursday, so there's not a lot of point to rehashing who they are in detail. They are a poor possession team with terrible shooting percentages pretty much across the board.

They're on a road trip, so they did not practice on their off day.

Lines

Last Game (2024-12-29) via Daily Faceoff and subject to change.

Anders Lee - Mathew Barzal - Jean-Gabriel Pageau
Anthony Duclair - Brock Nelson - Kyle Palmieri
Casey Cizikas - Bo Horvat - Simon Holmstrom
Maxim Tsyplakov - Kyle MacLean - Hudson Fasching

Alexander Romanov - Noah Dobson
Adam Pelech - Ryan Pulock
Isaiah George - Scott Mayfield

Ilya Sorokin - presumed starter
Marcus Hogberg

Us

The Leafs played well against Washington, but they did make a few key errors. Matt Murray let in two he shouldn't have, and that turned a close game into a win for the other team. But it was very good to see the Leafs with the puck, shooting it from good locations, and playing better than their average at five-on-five. It was not a good night for special teams, however.

No Auston Matthews today, but he did participate fully in practice yesterday.

Lines

David Alter via Daily Faceoff from yesterday's practice and assuming Oliver Ekman-Larsson is available. He was ill yesterday.

Max Pacioretty - John Tavares - Mitch Marner
Matthew Knies - David Kämpf - William Nylander
Bobby McMann - Max Domi - Nicholas Robertson
Steven Lorentz - Pontus Holmberg - Connor Dewar

Morgan Rielly - Oliver Ekman-Larsson
Jake McCabe - Chris Tanev
Simon Benoit - Conor Timmins

Joe Woll - presumed starter
Matt Murray (or Dennis Hildeby if the Leafs choose not to switch them around again after Murray went to the AHL and Hildeby came up yesterday.)

The Game

Do the Washington game over, only better this time.

Since this game is an afternoon start, this is also your GDT.

Game Coverage