The Toronto Maple Leafs will be in New York to face the Islanders tonight. Here’s the pre-game report.
HEAD TO HEAD
The Islanders have won both games against the Maple Leafs this season, outscoring them 10-1.
The Islanders have been good at home (24-12-4) while the Maple Leafs have been good on the road (22-12-5).
The Islanders are 6-4-0 in their last 10 games, while the Maple Leafs have struggled, going 3-5-2.
PLAYERS TO WATCH Below we look at notable players that have recently performed well or underperformed.
HOT STREAK NYI: Josh Bailey has five points in his last five games. NYI: Jordan Eberle has five points in his last four games. TOR: Zach Hyman has 13 points in his last 17 games. TOR: Jake Muzzin has 12 points in his last 18 games. TOR: William Nylander has nine points in his last nine games. TOR: John Tavares has 20 points in his last 16 games.
COLD STREAK NYI: Nick Leddy has two points in his last 11 games. TOR: Andreas Johnsson has two points in his last seven games. TOR: Nazem Kadri has two points in his last seven games. TOR: Kasperi Kapanen has one point in his last eight games. TOR: Patrick Marleau has one point in his last seven games. TOR: Morgan Rielly has two points in his last six games.
GOALIE MATCHUP (Projected Starters, Unconfirmed at time of post) NYI: Robin Lehner is 5-4-0 in his career against the Maple Leafs, with a .921 save percentage. TOR: Frederik Andersen is 6-1-1 in his career against the Islanders, with just a .903 save percentage.
PERFORMANCE VS OPPONENT Below, we look at how each player has historically performed vs the opponent.
*Note: I realize PPG isn’t an accurate measure for defenders, but without getting into point shares/deeper defensive stats, analysis for defense will be based on their offensive history.*
NYI INDIVIDUAL vs TOR
OVERPERFORMERS Josh Bailey= 0.62 PPG (34 GP, 21 Points), Career= 0.54 PPG Mathew Barzal= 1.40 PPG (5 GP, 7 Points), Career= 0.90 PPG Anthony Beauviller= 0.75 PPG (8 GP, 6 Points), Career= 0.40 PPG Casey Cizikas= 0.50 PPG (20 GP, 10 Points), Career= 0.32 PPG Jordan Eberle= 1.31 PPG (16 GP, 21 Points), Career= 0.72 PPG Nick Leddy= 0.83 PPG (18 GP, 15 Points), Career= 0.43 PPG Anders Lee= 0.79 PPG (14 GP, 11 Points), Career= 0.61 PPG Brock Nelson= 0.65 PPG (17 GP, 11 Points), Career= 0.50 PPG Ryan Pulock= 0.75 PPG (6 GP, 4 Points), Career= 0.45 PPG
NO DIFFERENCE Johnny Boychuk= 0.30 PPG (33 GP, 10 Points), Career= 0.30 PPG Cal Clutterbuck= 0.32 PPG (19 GP, 6 Points), Career= 0.29 PPG Michael Dal Colle= 1.00 PPG (1 GP, 1 Point), Career= 0.20 PPG Leo Komarov= 0.50 PPG (2 GP, 1 Point), Career= 0.36 PPG Tom Kuhnhackl= 0.33 PPG (3 GP, 1 Point), Career= 0.24 PPG Robin Lehner= .921 SV%, Career= .917 SV% Matt Martin= 0.24 PPG (21 GP, 5 Points), Career= 0.19 PPG Scott Mayfield= 0.00 PPG (3 GP, 1 Point), Career= 0.26 PPG Adam Pelech= 0.29 PPG (7 GP, 2 Points), Career= 0.25 PPG Devon Toews= 0.00 PPG (2 GP, 0 Points), Career= 0.38 PPG
UNDERPERFORMERS N/A
TOR INDIVIDUAL vs NYI
OVERPERFORMERS Zach Hyman= 0.75 PPG (8 GP, 6 Points), Career= 0.45 PPG Nazem Kadri= 1.00 PPG (20 GP, 20 Points), Career= 0.63 PPG Nikita Zaitsev= 0.50 PPG (8 GP, 4 Points), Career= 0.29 PPG
NO DIFFERENCE Connor Brown= 0.25 PPG (8 GP, 2 Points), Career= 0.39 PPG Travis Dermott= 0.50 PPG (4 GP, 2 Points), Career= 0.31 PPG Tyler Ennis= 0.55 PPG (20 GP, 11 Points), Career= 0.51 PPG Frederik Gauthier= 0.00 PPG (2 GP, 0 Points), Career= 0.17 PPG Ron Hainsey= 0.28 PPG (40 GP, 11 Points), Career= 0.28 PPG Andreas Johnsson= 0.00 PPG (3 GP, 0 Points), Career= 0.56 PPG Kasperi Kapanen= 0.20 PPG (5 GP, 1 Point), Career= 0.41 PPG Auston Matthews= 1.00 PPG (8 GP, 8 Points), Career= 0.98 PPG Mitch Marner= 0.88 PPG (8 GP, 7 Points), Career= 0.93 PPG Jake Muzzin= 0.46 PPG (13 GP, 6 Points), Career= 0.44 PPG William Nylander= 0.78 PPG (9 GP, 7 Points), Career= 0.69 PPG Calle Rosen= N/A, Career= 0.25 PPG John Tavares= 0.00 PPG (2 GP, 0 Points), Career= 0.95 PPG
UNDERPERFORMERS Frederik Andersen= .903 SV%, Career= .918 SV% Patrick Marleau= 0.50 PPG (30 GP, 15 Points), Career= 0.71 PPG Morgan Rielly= 0.38 PPG (16 GP, 6 points), Career= 0.52 PPG
General Summary
The Islanders have won both of their games against Toronto this season, outscoring the Maple Leafs 10-1. Advantage NYI.
The Islanders have been good at home (24-12-4) while the Maple Leafs have been good on the road (22-12-5). The Islanders have been better in their last 10 games (6-4-0) than Toronto (3-5-2). Advantage NYI.
The Maple Leafs have more players on hot streaks but also more players on cold streaks. No advantage.
Robin Lehner has historically been better against Toronto than Frederik Andersen has been against the Islanders. Advantage NYI.
The Islanders have nine skaters who historically overperform against Toronto, while the Maple Leafs have three skaters who overperform and two who underperform. Advantage NYI.
Puck drop is at 7 p.m.