New York Islanders (12-14-7) at Toronto Maple Leafs (21-10-2)
Venue: Scotiabank Arena
Date: Saturday, December 21
Time: 7:00 pm EST
TV: ESPN+/MSGSN2/CBC/SN1
Radio: Toronto – 1050 TSN
Islanders – WRHU 88.7 FM / 103.9 FM LI News Radio
DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Toronto -1.5 ML -162
Islanders +1.5 ML +136
O/U 6
Purchase tickets via Ticketmaster
New York Islanders News & Notes:
The Islanders dropped their second straight game on Tuesday. In the last two games, they’ve been outscored 9-3. They currently lead the league in faceoff %.
Toronto Maple Leafs News & Notes:
The Maple Leafs picked up their third straight win last night over the Buffalo Sabres. They are 7-3-0 in their last ten and have outscored their opponents 33-27. They are fourth in the league in faceoff %.
Toronto Maple Leafs Projected Lines
W. Nylander-Matthews-Marner
Knies-Tavares-Pacioretty
McMann-Domi-Robertson
Lorentz-Kampf-Reaves
Reilly-Timmins
Ekman-Larsson-Tanev
Benoit-McCabe
Woll
Murray
Buy Toronto Hockey Merchandise Below!
Toronto Hockey – Inside The Rink
New York Islanders Projected Lines:
Lee-Barzal-Pageau
Tsyplakov-Nelson-Palmieri
Engvall-MacLean-Holmstrom
Martin-Cizikis-Fasching
Romanov-Dobson
Pelech-Pulockm
Cholowski-Mayfield
Sorokin
Hogberg
Get your Isles Hockey merchandise here
Players To Watch:
New York Islanders
Kyle Palmieri this season has 24 points on 11 goals and 13 assists. He’s faced Toronto 24 times in his career recording 16 points on six goals and ten assists; last season in three meetings he had four points on two goals and two assists.
Toronto Maple Leafs
John Tavares this season has 31 points on 15 goals and 16 assists. He’s faced his former team 14 times in his career recording 11 points on six goals and five assists; last season against them he had four points in three meetings on two goals and two assists.
Injury Report:
Toronto Maple Leafs
G Anthony Stolarz – IR – Out four to six weeks
F Calle Jarnkrok – IR – Month to month
New York Islanders
C Bo Harvat – Day To Day
LW Anthony Duclair – IR
D Mike Reilly – IR
G Semyon Varlamov – IR
Next Game:
New York Islanders – December 23 vs Buffalo Sabres
Toronto Maple Leafs – December 23 vs Winnipeg Jets
ITR 26: 2 Nations Fighting – Inside The Rink
Discover more from Inside The Rink
Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.
