Toronto Maple Leafs (14-6-4, third in the Atlantic Division) vs. New York Islanders (12-7-7, third in the Metropolitan Division)
Elmont, New York; Monday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Maple Leafs visit the New York Islanders after the Islanders defeated the Los Angeles Kings 3-2 in overtime.
New York is 12-7-7 overall and 6-3-5 in home games. The Islanders have given up 82 goals while scoring 78 for a -4 scoring differential.
Toronto has a 14-6-4 record overall and a 6-2-3 record on the road. The Maple Leafs have a 5-2-0 record when they commit fewer penalties than their opponent.
The teams meet Monday for the first time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Noah Dobson has six goals and 18 assists for the Islanders. Mathew Barzal has six goals and eight assists over the last 10 games.
Auston Matthews has 18 goals and nine assists for the Maple Leafs. William Nylander has four goals and seven assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Islanders: 7-1-2, averaging 3.9 goals, 6.7 assists, 2.8 penalties and 6.2 penalty minutes while giving up 3.1 goals per game.
Maple Leafs: 7-1-2, averaging 3.2 goals, 5.6 assists, 4.4 penalties and 11.6 penalty minutes while giving up 2.5 goals per game.
INJURIES: Islanders: Ryan Pulock: out (lower body), Sebastian Aho: out (undisclosed), Adam Pelech: out (upper body).
Maple Leafs: John Klingberg: out for season (hip), Mark Giordano: out (finger), Matt Murray: out (hip), Timothy Liljegren: out (lower-body), Joseph Woll: out (ankle), William Lagesson: day to day (illness), Jake Muzzin: out for season (back).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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