The Toronto Maple Leafs (14-6-4) square off against the New York Islanders (12-7-7) at UBS Arena on Monday, December 11 at 7:00 PM ET on MSGSN and ESPN+, with each team back in action after a win. The Maple Leafs defeated the Nashville Predators 4-0 in their most recent outing, while the Islanders are coming off a 3-2 overtime victory over the Los Angeles Kings.
Maple Leafs vs. Islanders Game Info
- Game Day: Monday, December 11, 2023
- Game Time: 7:00 PM ET
- TV: MSG (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Maple Leafs and Islanders Stats, Key Players, and Injuries
Maple Leafs Insights
- The Maple Leafs’ 80 total goals (3.3 per game) make them the 18th-ranked scoring team in the league.
- Defensively, the Maple Leafs are conceding 76 total goals (3.2 per game) to rank 12th in league play.
- Their +4 goal differential ranks 15th in the league.
- The 17 power-play goals the Maple Leafs have recorded this season rank 17th in the NHL (on 72 power-play chances).
- The Maple Leafs have the league’s ninth-best power-play conversion rate (23.61%).
- The Maple Leafs have recorded two shorthanded goals this season (17th among NHL squads).
- The Maple Leafs kill 80.52% of opponent power plays, the 15th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
- The Maple Leafs win 53.4% of their faceoffs to rank fourth in the NHL.
- The Maple Leafs have a 10.4% shooting percentage as a team, which ranks 12th in the league.
- The Maple Leafs have shut out opponents once this season. As a team, they are averaging 21.7 hits and 17.8 blocked shots per game.
Maple Leafs Key Players
- A productive offensive player this season for Toronto, William Nylander has put up 32 points.
- Auston Matthews has 18 goals and nine assists for Toronto to compile 27 total points (1.1 per game).
- Toronto’s offensive effort is aided by Mitchell Marner’s 27 points. He’s contributed 16 assists.
- In 11 games played this season, Ilya Samsonov (5-1-3) has allowed 31 goals.
Maple Leafs Injuries
Matt Murray: Hip (Out),
Joseph Woll: Ankle (Out),
Jake Muzzin: Back (Out For Season),
Timothy Liljegren: Lower Body (Out),
Mark Giordano: Finger (Out),
John Klingberg: Hip (Out For Season),
William Lagesson: Illness (Questionable)
Islanders Insights
- The Islanders’ 78 goals on the season (three per game) rank them 21st in the NHL.
- The Islanders have allowed 82 total goals this season (3.2 per game), 16th in the league.
- They have the 20th-ranked goal differential in the league at -4.
- With 18 power-play goals (on 73 chances), the Islanders are 14th in the NHL.
- The Islanders’ power-play percentage (24.66) puts them sixth in the league.
- This season, the Islanders have five shorthanded goals (fifth in NHL).
- The 74.07% penalty-kill percentage of the Islanders is 29th in the league.
- At 51.4%, the Islanders have the NHL’s ninth-best faceoff win percentage.
- The Islanders’ 10.1% shooting percentage is 16th in the league.
- The Islanders have held their opponents scoreless four times.
Islanders Key Players
- Mathew Barzal’s 28 points make him an important offensive option for New York. He has recorded nine goals and 19 assists in 25 games.
- Noah Dobson has collected 24 points this season, with six goals and 18 assists.
- New York’s Bo Horvat is among the leaders on the team with 24 total points (nine goals and 15 assists).
- Semyon Varlamov is 5-3-1 in nine games this season, conceding 23 goals (2.6 goals against average) with 285 saves and a .925 save percentage (seventh-best in the league).
Islanders Injuries
Adam Pelech: Upper Body (Out),
Sebastian Aho: Undisclosed (Out),
Ryan Pulock: Lower Body (Out)
 square off against the New York Islanders (12-7-7) at UBS Arena on Monday, December 11 at 7:00 PM ET on MSGSN and ESPN+, with each team back in action after a win. The Maple Leafs defeated the Nashville Predators 4-0 in their most recent outing...){kind=link}