The Leafs and Islanders finish a home-and-home on Thursday in New York, with Toronto looking to build off Tuesday's 3-1 win.
These teams just met on New Year’s Eve in Toronto, with the Leafs’ win breaking a long edge for the Islanders in head-to-head action.
This game is essentially a pick’em on the NHL odds, with the total listed at 6.0.
Maple Leafs vs. Islanders NHL Betting Odds
Toronto’s victory on Tuesday snapped a five-game win streak for New York in head-to-head action. The teams played at Scotiabank Arena twice in December, with the Islanders winning 6-3 10 days before the New Year’s Eve showdown.
Toronto has been solid on the road lately, winning four of their last five away dates. New York, on the other hand, sits a game below .500 at home this season and they lost five of their last seven games overall.
The trends lean heavily toward the Leafs in this game. Toronto is a solid 21-17 against the spread overall this season, while the Islanders are just 5-11 ATS at home.
Another trend for both teams has been high scoring games, with the Over hitting in five of the last seven head-to-heads. The Maple Leafs have also hit the Over in seven of their last eight games overall and New York has finished above the number in five of their last six home dates.
Toronto Maple Leafs
David Kampf, Steven Lorentz and John Tavares scored for Toronto on Tuesday, while William Nylander added two assists and Jospeh Woll made 30 saves. It was Kampf’s second goal in three games. Mitch Marner added an assist to his team-leading 51 points (13G, 38A). Woll (11-6-0, 2.48 goals-against average, .913 save percentage) appeared to be in minor discomfort early in the second period, but he stayed in the game and will start again on Thursday.
The biggest storyline for Toronto at the moment is easily the absence of captain Auston Matthews, who will miss his sixth straight game on Thursday after reaggravating an upper-body injury that forced him to miss nine games in November. It has to be concerning longterm for the Leafs as there is no real timeline for Matthews return and he has said he is unsure if he’ll be able to fully recover from the mystery injury at any point this season. Matthews scored a career-high 69 goals last season and he has produced 11 goals and 23 points in 24 games this season, his first as team captain.
New York Islanders
Jean-Gabriel Pageau scored the lone goal for the Islanders on Tuesday, while Ilya Sorokin stopped 22 of 24 shots faced. Noah Dobson picked up an assist, giving him 13 points in his last 11 games against Toronto. Dobson is coming off a breakout year that saw him finish with 70 points (10G, 60A) in 79 games, the seventh-highest scoring defenceman in the league. New York’s league-worst power play (11.1 per cent) finished 0-for-1.
Sorokin will get the start on Thursday. He’s had a heavy workload since fellow Russian netminder Semyon Varlamov went down with a lower-body injury in late November. Sorokin has started 14 of the Islanders’ last 15 games, going 6-6-1 with a 3.17 GAA and .884 SV in that span. Overall this season, Sorokin is 11-12-4 with a 2.92 GAA and .898 SV.
NHL Prediction: Who Will Win Maple Leafs vs. Islanders?
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MAPLE LEAFS
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ISLANDERS
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Score
Prediction
Line History
Sports Interaction customers are placing their bets on:
time | fav | line | total |
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Opening 1 Jan 5:23pm | - | - | U +6 -120 |
Closing 3 Jan 2:53am | - | - | U +3.5 -500 |
- Regular Season
Maple Leafs Team Leaders
Points |
71 |
+ / - |
17 |
Shots |
186 |
Penalty Mins |
40 |
Wins |
19 |
GAA |
2.08 |
Points |
41 |
+ / - |
15 |
Shots |
160 |
Penalty Mins |
33 |
Wins |
20 |
GAA |
1.45 |
- Regular Season
Islanders Team Leaders
Points |
71 |
+ / - |
17 |
Shots |
186 |
Penalty Mins |
40 |
Wins |
19 |
GAA |
2.08 |
Points |
41 |
+ / - |
15 |
Shots |
160 |
Penalty Mins |
33 |
Wins |
20 |
GAA |
1.45 |
Injuries
Conor Timmins (D)
Oliver Ekman-Larsson (D)
Matthew Knies (LW)
Connor Dewar (C)
Max Pacioretty (LW)
John Tavares (C)
Jake McCabe (D)
Pontus Holmberg (RW)
Oliver Ekman-Larsson (D)
Anthony Stolarz (G)
Mathew Barzal (C)
Scott Mayfield (D)
Anthony Duclair (LW)
Scott Mayfield (D)
Maxim Tsyplakov (RW)
Marcus Hogberg (G)
Ryan Pulock (D)
Noah Dobson (D)
Maxim Tsyplakov (RW)
Jean-Gabriel Pageau (C)
Injuries
player (position) | status | ats*current | o/u* | notes | |
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Conor Timmins (D) | Ques Feb 22nd | Upper Body - 05 / 02 / 25 | 3-0 | 2-1 | + - |
Timmins suffered an upper body injury, and it is unclear if he will take part in Saturday's clash against the Hurricanes on February 22nd. |
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Oliver Ekman-Larsson (D) | Ques Thurs | Lower Body - 01 / 02 / 25 | 3-1 | 2-2 | + - |
Ekman-Larsson missed the previous game with a lower body injury, and it has yet to be established if he will be active against the Kraken on Thursday. |
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Matthew Knies (LW) | Prob Sat | Upper Body - 23 / 01 / 25 | 4-3 | 3-4 | + - |
Knies is nursing an upper-body injury, but he is likely to be active against the Oilers on Saturday. |
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Connor Dewar (C) | Out indefinitely | Upper Body - 21 / 01 / 25 | 5-3 | 4-4 | + - |
Dewar has landed on the injured reserve list with an upper body injury, and he is without a definitive timetable for recovery. |
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Max Pacioretty (LW) | Out indefinitely | Upper Body - 20 / 01 / 25 | 5-3 | 4-4 | + - |
Pacioretty has wound up on the injured reserve list due to an upper body injury, and he will miss an undetermined length of time. |
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John Tavares (C) | Prob Sat | Lower Body - 15 / 01 / 25 | 6-4 | 5-5 | + - |
Tavares is dealing with a lower-body injury, but he is expected to be available against the Oilers on Saturday. |
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Jake McCabe (D) | Out indefinitely | Upper Body - 06 / 01 / 25 | 6-8 | 6-8 | + - |
McCabe has wound up on the injured reserve list due to an upper body injury, and he will miss an undetermined length of time. |
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Pontus Holmberg (RW) | Ques Thurs | Illness - 31 / 12 / 24 | 8-10 | 8-10 | + - |
Holmberg is dealing with an illness, and it is undetermined if he will suit up for Thursday's clash versus the Hurricanes. |
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Oliver Ekman-Larsson (D) | Ques Thurs | Illness - 31 / 12 / 24 | 8-10 | 8-10 | + - |
Ekman-Larsson is dealing with an illness, and it is unclear if he will dress against the Islanders on Thursday. |
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Anthony Stolarz (G) | Prob Thurs | Knee - 12 / 12 / 24 | 13-14 | 14-12-1 | + - |
Stolarz has been activated from the injured reserve list after recovering from a knee injury, and it is expected that he will return to the lineup Thursday versus the Kraken. |
player (position) | status | ats*current | o/u* | notes | |
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Mathew Barzal (C) | Out indefinitely | Knee - 02 / 02 / 25 | 3-1 | 2-2 | + - |
Barzal has been placed on the injured reserve list with a kneecap injury, and he will be sidelined for six weeks. |
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Scott Mayfield (D) | Out indefinitely | Lower Body - 02 / 02 / 25 | 3-1 | 2-2 | + - |
Mayfield has been placed on injured reserve with a lower body injury, and he will miss an undetermined length of time. |
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Anthony Duclair (LW) | Ques Sun | Illness - 01 / 02 / 25 | 4-1 | 2-3 | + - |
Duclair is battling with an illness, and it remains to be seen if he will get back on the ice against the Panthers on Sunday. |
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Scott Mayfield (D) | Ques Tues | Illness - 28 / 01 / 25 | 6-1 | 3-4 | + - |
Mayfield is ailing with an illness, and it is unclear if he will dress against the Avalanche on Tuesday. |
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Maxim Tsyplakov (RW) | Ques Tues | Suspension - 26 / 01 / 25 | 7-1 | 3-5 | + - |
Tsyplakov is facing a suspension for an illegal check, and it is unclear if he will dress against the Avalanche on Tuesday. |
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Marcus Hogberg (G) | Out Indefinitely | Upper Body - 26 / 01 / 25 | 7-1 | 3-5 | + - |
Hogberg has been placed on the injured reserve list with an upper body injury, and his timetable for return in unknown. |
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Ryan Pulock (D) | Out indefinitely | Upper Body - 25 / 01 / 25 | 8-1 | 3-6 | + - |
Pulock has wound up on the injured reserve list due to an upper body injury, and he will miss an undetermined length of time. |
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Noah Dobson (D) | Out indefinitely | Lower Body - 21 / 01 / 25 | 9-1 | 3-7 | + - |
Dobson has wound up on the injured reserve list due to a lower body injury, and he will miss an undetermined length of time. |
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Maxim Tsyplakov (RW) | Out indefinitely | Suspension - 17 / 01 / 25 | 9-3 | 4-8 | + - |
Tsyplakov has been suspended for an illegal check to the head, and he will miss an undetermined length of time. |
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Jean-Gabriel Pageau (C) | Ques Thurs | Illness - 14 / 01 / 25 | 10-3 | 4-9 | + - |
Pageau is sidelined due to illness, and it has yet to be determined if he will be available against the Flyers on Thursday. |
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Line History
Sports Interaction customers are placing their bets on:
time fav line total Opening 1 Jan 5:23pm - - U +6 -120 Closing 3 Jan 2:53am - - U +3.5 -500 -
- Regular Season
Maple Leafs Team Leaders
Points 71
+ / - 17
Shots 186
Penalty Mins 40
Wins 19
GAA 2.08
Points 41
+ / - 15
Shots 160
Penalty Mins 33
Wins 20
GAA 1.45
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- Regular Season
Islanders Team Leaders
Points 71
+ / - 17
Shots 186
Penalty Mins 40
Wins 19
GAA 2.08
Points 41
+ / - 15
Shots 160
Penalty Mins 33
Wins 20
GAA 1.45
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Injuries
Conor Timmins (D)
Ques Feb 22nd Upper Body - 05 / 02 / 25Oliver Ekman-Larsson (D)
Ques Thurs Lower Body - 01 / 02 / 25Matthew Knies (LW)
Prob Sat Upper Body - 23 / 01 / 25Connor Dewar (C)
Out indefinitely Upper Body - 21 / 01 / 25Max Pacioretty (LW)
Out indefinitely Upper Body - 20 / 01 / 25John Tavares (C)
Prob Sat Lower Body - 15 / 01 / 25Jake McCabe (D)
Out indefinitely Upper Body - 06 / 01 / 25Pontus Holmberg (RW)
Ques Thurs Illness - 31 / 12 / 24Oliver Ekman-Larsson (D)
Ques Thurs Illness - 31 / 12 / 24Anthony Stolarz (G)
Prob Thurs Knee - 12 / 12 / 24Mathew Barzal (C)
Out indefinitely Knee - 02 / 02 / 25Scott Mayfield (D)
Out indefinitely Lower Body - 02 / 02 / 25Anthony Duclair (LW)
Ques Sun Illness - 01 / 02 / 25Scott Mayfield (D)
Ques Tues Illness - 28 / 01 / 25Maxim Tsyplakov (RW)
Ques Tues Suspension - 26 / 01 / 25Marcus Hogberg (G)
Out Indefinitely Upper Body - 26 / 01 / 25Ryan Pulock (D)
Out indefinitely Upper Body - 25 / 01 / 25Noah Dobson (D)
Out indefinitely Lower Body - 21 / 01 / 25Maxim Tsyplakov (RW)
Out indefinitely Suspension - 17 / 01 / 25Jean-Gabriel Pageau (C)
Ques Thurs Illness - 14 / 01 / 25Injuries
player (position) status ats*current o/u* notes Conor Timmins (D) Ques Feb 22nd Upper Body - 05 / 02 / 25 3-0 2-1 + - Timmins suffered an upper body injury, and it is unclear if he will take part in Saturday's clash against the Hurricanes on February 22nd.
Oliver Ekman-Larsson (D) Ques Thurs Lower Body - 01 / 02 / 25 3-1 2-2 + - Ekman-Larsson missed the previous game with a lower body injury, and it has yet to be established if he will be active against the Kraken on Thursday.
Matthew Knies (LW) Prob Sat Upper Body - 23 / 01 / 25 4-3 3-4 + - Knies is nursing an upper-body injury, but he is likely to be active against the Oilers on Saturday.
Connor Dewar (C) Out indefinitely Upper Body - 21 / 01 / 25 5-3 4-4 + - Dewar has landed on the injured reserve list with an upper body injury, and he is without a definitive timetable for recovery.
Max Pacioretty (LW) Out indefinitely Upper Body - 20 / 01 / 25 5-3 4-4 + - Pacioretty has wound up on the injured reserve list due to an upper body injury, and he will miss an undetermined length of time.
John Tavares (C) Prob Sat Lower Body - 15 / 01 / 25 6-4 5-5 + - Tavares is dealing with a lower-body injury, but he is expected to be available against the Oilers on Saturday.
Jake McCabe (D) Out indefinitely Upper Body - 06 / 01 / 25 6-8 6-8 + - McCabe has wound up on the injured reserve list due to an upper body injury, and he will miss an undetermined length of time.
Pontus Holmberg (RW) Ques Thurs Illness - 31 / 12 / 24 8-10 8-10 + - Holmberg is dealing with an illness, and it is undetermined if he will suit up for Thursday's clash versus the Hurricanes.
Oliver Ekman-Larsson (D) Ques Thurs Illness - 31 / 12 / 24 8-10 8-10 + - Ekman-Larsson is dealing with an illness, and it is unclear if he will dress against the Islanders on Thursday.
Anthony Stolarz (G) Prob Thurs Knee - 12 / 12 / 24 13-14 14-12-1 + - Stolarz has been activated from the injured reserve list after recovering from a knee injury, and it is expected that he will return to the lineup Thursday versus the Kraken.
player (position) status ats*current o/u* notes Mathew Barzal (C) Out indefinitely Knee - 02 / 02 / 25 3-1 2-2 + - Barzal has been placed on the injured reserve list with a kneecap injury, and he will be sidelined for six weeks.
Scott Mayfield (D) Out indefinitely Lower Body - 02 / 02 / 25 3-1 2-2 + - Mayfield has been placed on injured reserve with a lower body injury, and he will miss an undetermined length of time.
Anthony Duclair (LW) Ques Sun Illness - 01 / 02 / 25 4-1 2-3 + - Duclair is battling with an illness, and it remains to be seen if he will get back on the ice against the Panthers on Sunday.
Scott Mayfield (D) Ques Tues Illness - 28 / 01 / 25 6-1 3-4 + - Mayfield is ailing with an illness, and it is unclear if he will dress against the Avalanche on Tuesday.
Maxim Tsyplakov (RW) Ques Tues Suspension - 26 / 01 / 25 7-1 3-5 + - Tsyplakov is facing a suspension for an illegal check, and it is unclear if he will dress against the Avalanche on Tuesday.
Marcus Hogberg (G) Out Indefinitely Upper Body - 26 / 01 / 25 7-1 3-5 + - Hogberg has been placed on the injured reserve list with an upper body injury, and his timetable for return in unknown.
Ryan Pulock (D) Out indefinitely Upper Body - 25 / 01 / 25 8-1 3-6 + - Pulock has wound up on the injured reserve list due to an upper body injury, and he will miss an undetermined length of time.
Noah Dobson (D) Out indefinitely Lower Body - 21 / 01 / 25 9-1 3-7 + - Dobson has wound up on the injured reserve list due to a lower body injury, and he will miss an undetermined length of time.
Maxim Tsyplakov (RW) Out indefinitely Suspension - 17 / 01 / 25 9-3 4-8 + - Tsyplakov has been suspended for an illegal check to the head, and he will miss an undetermined length of time.
Jean-Gabriel Pageau (C) Ques Thurs Illness - 14 / 01 / 25 10-3 4-9 + - Pageau is sidelined due to illness, and it has yet to be determined if he will be available against the Flyers on Thursday.