Toronto Maple Leafs (39-20-4 82pts) v. Toronto Maple Leafs (36-19-7 79pts)
Lineups:
Toronto:
Andreas Johnsson – Auston Matthews – Kasperi Kapanen
Mitch Marner – John Tavares – Zach Hyman
Patrick Marleau – Nazem Kadri – William Nylander
Tyler Ennis – Frederik Gauthier – Trevor Moore
Morgan Rielly – Jake Muzzin
Justin Holl – Nikita Zaitsev
Martin Marincin – Ron Hainsey
Garrett Sparks
Frederik Andersen
Scratched: none
Injuries: Nathan Horton (Back), Jake Gardiner (Back) and Travis Dermott (Shoulder)
Suspension: None
Islanders:
Anders Lee – Brock Nelson– Jordan Eberle
Andrew Ladd – Matthew Barzal–Leo Komarov
Anthony Beauviller – Valtteri Filppula – Josh Bailey
Matt Martin – Casey Cizikas– Cal Clutterbuck
Nick Leddy – Johnny Boychuk
Adam Pelech – Ryan Pulock
Thomas Hickey – Devin Toews
Robin Lehner
Thomas Greiss
Scratched: None
Injuries: None
Suspension: None
Game Recap:
Leafs look flat after the first period and struggle the rest of the game to get any rhythm or gain any momentum. As the Islanders ruin John Tavares trip back to New York with a 6-1 dismantling of the Toronto Maple Leafs. The forecheck was slow and giveaways were abundant but despite giving up 6 goals Garrett Sparks was the only bright spot as he gave his team a chance to win in the beginning.
First Period:
Toronto Penalty – 3:54 – Auston Matthews, 2 minutes for Interference on the Goaltender
Toronto Goal – 13:33 – Zach Hyman (14) assisted by Mitch Marner (53) and Ron Hainsey (14)
Islanders Goal –16:16 – Anthony Beauvillier (15) assisted by Josh Bailey (34) and Matthew Barzal (35)
Islanders Penalty – 17:54 – Valtteri Filppula, 2 minutes for Hooking
End of 1st – TOR – 1 NYI – 1
Shots 13 10
Faceoffs 7/16 9/16
Hits 7 13
PP 0/1 0/1
Second Period:
Islanders Goal – 4:49 – Anders Lee (22) assisted by Brock Nelson (23) and Jordan Eberle (16)
Islanders Penalty –11:48 – Leo Komarov, 2 minutes for Holding
Islanders SH Goal –13:40 – Casey Cizikas (18) assisted by Cal Clutterbuck (11)
Islanders Goal –19:00 – Valtteri Filppula (13) assisted by Andrew Ladd (6) and Leo Komarov (14)
End of 2nd – TOR- 1 NYI- 4
Shots 27 25
Faceoffs 14/32 18/32
Hits 14 26
PP 0/2 0/1
Third Period:
Islanders Goal –0:33 – Nick Leddy (2) assisted by Cal Clutterbuck (12) and Matt Martin (8)
Islanders Goal –8:41 – Brock Nelson (20) assisted by Jordan Eberle (17) and Ryan Pulock (24)
End of 3rd – TOR – 1 NYI – 6
Shots 35 37
Faceoffs 21/48 27/48
Hits 22 39
PP 0/2 0/1
Next Up:
Buffalo Sabres (39-20-4 82pts) v. Toronto Maple Leafs (29-26-8 66pts)
Washington Capitals (36-21-7 79pts) @ NY Islanders (37-19-7 81pts)
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