Maple Leafs vs Islanders Prediction
The Toronto Maple Leafs will play the New York Islanders on Monday night at UBS Arena in Elmont, New York. Toronto has won four of their last five games, while New York has also won four of their last five. Let’s take a look at the betting matchup and the Maple Leafs vs Islanders prediction.
Maple Leafs Preview
The Toronto Maple Leafs are 14-6-4 this year after they defeated Nashville by a score of 4-0 in their last game. Toronto scored two goals in the second period and two goals in the third period for the shutout win. The Maple Leafs out shot Nashville by a total of 37-18 and went 1-5 on the power play in the game. Toronto defeated Ottawa by a score of 4-3 in the game prior to Nashville, but lost to Boston in the game before that. The Maple Leafs are scoring 3.33 goals per game and they are allowing 3.17 goals against per game, while going 23.6% on the power play and 80.5% on the penalty kill. William Nylander has led Toronto with 13 goals, 19 assists, and 106 shots on goal. The projected starting goalie for Toronto is Ilya Samsonov, who is 5-1-3 this year with a 3.21 goals against average and a .886 save percentage. Toronto is 4th in the Eastern Conference with 32 points, the same as the Philadelphia Flyers and Detroit Red Wings.
Islanders Preview
The New York Islanders are 12-7-7 this season after they defeated the Kings by a score of 3-2 in their last game. New York trailed 2-0 in the third period, but they scored twice in the third to force overtime and won just 13 seconds into OT. The Islanders were out shot by a total of 36-30 and went 0-4 on the power play in the game. New York defeated Columbus by a score of 7-3 in the game prior to LA, but they did lose to San Jose in the game before that. The Islanders are scoring 3.00 goals per game and they are allowing 3.15 goals against per game, while going 24.7% on the power play and 74.1% on the penalty kill. Mathew Barzal has led New York with nine goals, 19 assists, and 81 shots on goal. The projected starting goalie for New York is Ilya Sorokin, who is 7-4-6 this season with a 3.12 goals against average and a .913 save percentage.
Maple Leafs vs Islanders Betting Prediction
Both of these teams come into this matchup after winning four of their last five games and will look to stay hot with a win here. New York is 6-3-5 at home, while Toronto is 6-2-3 on the road. The Islanders did give the Kings their first road loss of the year on Saturday, while Toronto shutout the Predators. We have seen the Islanders play much better hockey over the last few weeks than they did to start the season, and they have scored 23 goals in their last five games. This should be a great game to watch, but I am going to take the Islanders at home, as they ride the momentum from that big win against the Kings.
