The Toronto Maple Leafs skate into Elmont to take on the Islanders of New York on Tuesday evening. The Maple Leafs have a record of 42-18-9 while the Islanders have a record of 36-27-8. When these teams met back on January 23rd, the Maple Leafs beat the Islanders by a score of 5-2.
The New York Islanders have won two in a row and now 5 out of their last 7 games. They are coming off a 4-1 win over the Sharks at the Shark Tank. Center Jean-Gabriel Pageau had a goal and an assist, and the Islanders Goalie Iyla Sorokin had 29 saves with a .967 save percentage.
The Toronto Maple Leafs have also won two in a row and now only sit 18 points back of first place Boston in the Atlantic Division Standings. Last time out, the Leafs beat the Senators by a score of 5-4. They have now scored 10 goals in their last two skates. Center Calle Jarnkrok netted two goals for the Leafs in that win over Ottawa and he now has 17 goals on the season.