NEW YORK ISLANDERS (25-11-3 – 53 Points) vs.
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (23-14-5 – 51 Points)
JANUARY 4, 2020 â–ª 7:00 PM EST
SCOTIABANK ARENA (TORONTO, ON) â–ª
TV: SPORTSNET/HOCKEY NIGHT IN CANADA â–ª
RADIO: TSN 1050
MAPLE LEAFS HISTORY versus NEW YORK
| ALL-TIME RECORD: | 73-68-7-10 (158 Games) |
| ALL-TIME AT HOME: | 42-30-4-4 (80 Games) |
| 2019-20: | 0-1-0 |
| LAST FIVE: | 2-3-0 |
| LAST 10: | 5-4-1 |
MAPLE LEAFS CAREER LEADERS versus NEW YORK
| GAMES PLAYED: | Jason Spezza (40), Morgan Rielly (18), Cody Ceci (17) |
| GOALS: | Jason Spezza (17), Auston Matthews (6), Mitch Marner (4), William Nylander (4) |
| ASSISTS: | Jason Spezza (24), Tyson Barrie (7), Jake Muzzin (5), Morgan Rielly (5) |
| POINTS: | Jason Spezza (41), Auston Matthews (9), Mitch Marner (8), William Nylander (8) |
| PENALTY MINUTES: | Jason Spezza (16), Jake Muzzin (10), Auston Matthews (8) |
MAPLE LEAFS – ISLANDERS TEAM STATS
| TORONTO | NEW YORK | |
| GOALS FOR (Rank): | 151 (t-1st) | 112 (25th) |
| GOALS AGAINST (Rank): | 133 (22nd) | 101 (t-1st) |
| POWER PLAY [%] (Rank): | 28/116 [24.4%] (5th) | 18/92 [19.6%] (17th) |
| PENALTY KILL [%] (Rank): | 92/122 [75.4%] (26th) | 91/112 [81.4%] (t-11th) |
| SHOTS (Rank): | 1413 (4th) | 1115 (31st) |
| 5-on-5 SHOT ATTEMPTS FOR (Rank): | 2150 (2nd) | 1663 (28th) |
| 5-on-5 SHOT ATTEMPT % (Rank): | 52.8% (5th) | 46.1% (30th) |
| FACEOFF % (Rank): | 52.4% (t-3rd) | 50.0% (t-16th) |
MAPLE LEAFS – ISLANDERS NOTES
| FIRST MATCHUP BETWEEN CLUBS: | January 10, 1973 vs. New York (Maple Leafs 4, Islanders 1) |
| ALL-TIME RECORD: | 73-68-7-10 (158 Games) |
| ALL-TIME RECORD AT HOME: | 42-30-4-4 (80 Games) |
| ALL-TIME RECORD ON THE ROAD: | 31-38-3-6 (78 Games) |
| LAST WIN VS. OPPONENT AT HOME: | February 22, 2018 (Toronto 4, New York 3 SO) |
MAPLE LEAFS MILESTONES vs. ISLANDERS
| Travis Dermott | First NHL goal (January 31, 2018 vs. NYI) |
| Justin Holl | First NHL game (January 31, 2018 vs. NYI) First NHL goal (January 31, 2018 vs. NYI) |
| Jake Muzzin | 200th career NHL game (March 26, 2015 (LAK) at NYI) |
| Jason Spezza | 500th NHL point (February 15, 2011 (OTT) vs. NYI) |
| John Tavares | Selected by NYI in the first round (1st overall) of the 2009 NHL Draft Had 621 points (272 goals, 349 assists) in 669 games for NYI from 2009-18. 100th point as a Maple Leaf (November 13, 2019 at NYI) |
MAPLE LEAFS LEADERS
| CATEGORY | LEADER |
| GOALS | 27 (Matthews) |
| ASSISTS | 27 (Marner) |
| POINTS | 49 (Matthews) |
| POWER PLAY POINTS | 15 (Matthews) |
| SHORTHANDED POINTS | 2 (Engvall, Kapanen) |
| PIMs | 34 (Muzzin) |
| SHOTS | 152 (Matthews) |
| FACEOFF WIN% | 57.9% (Gauthier) |
| 5-on-5 SHOT ATTEMPT % | 55.7% (Nylander) |
| BLOCKED SHOTS | 69 (Muzzin) |
| TAKEAWAYS | 46 (Marner) |
| HITS | 87 (Muzzin) |
| TOI PER GAME | 24:20 (Rielly) |
| PP TOI PER GAME | 3:05 (Marner) |
| SH TOI PER GAME | 3:02 (Ceci) |
MAPLE LEAFS PLAYER NOTES
| Frederik Andersen | – Is 9-4-4 at home this season with a 3.00 goals-against average and a .906 save percentage. – Has made 10 career appearances against the Islanders and is 7-2-1 with a 2.87 goals-against average and a .905 save percentage.- Leads the NHL lead in wins (21).- Leads the NHL in saves (961) and ranks second in even-strength saves (810).- Fifth in the NHL in shootout saves (11). |
| Tyson Barrie | – Had nine points (1 goal, 8 assists) in 13 games during the month of December, which was tied for the 13th-highest point total among NHL defencemen in December.- Averaging 14.3 shot attempts per 60 minutes of ice time, which is the seventh-highest average among NHL defencemen who have appeared in 30 games.- Averaging 7.5 shots on goal per 60 minutes of ice time, which is tied for the fifth-highest average among NHL defencemen who have appeared in 30 games. – Has an on-ice shot attempt differential of plus-111, which is 16th among NHL defencemen. |
| Cody Ceci | – 10th among NHL skaters in shorthanded time on ice (127:29).- Has played 62.3 percent of Toronto’s shorthanded ice time, which is tied for the 12th-highest shorthanded time on ice percentage among NHLers who have appeared in at least 30 games. |
| Justin Holl | – Has started 45.0 percent of his 5-on-5 shifts in the offensive zone, which is the lowest mark among Toronto defencemen who have appeared in at least 20 games.- Has an unblocked shot attempt percentage of 53.7 percent at 5-on-5, which is the highest percentage among Toronto defencemen who have appeared in at least 20 games.- Has a 5-on-5 on-ice goals-for percentage of 56.3 percent, which is the highest percentage among Maple Leafs defencemen. |
| Michael Hutchinson | – Second among NHL goaltenders who have appeared in 10 or fewer games in saves (250). Hutchinson is 0-0-1 with a 4.09 goals-against average and an .833 save percentage in two career games against the Islanders. Last Appearance (Dec. 27 at NJD): Shots (28); Saves (24) 2019-20: Recalled from the Toronto Marlies on Nov. 25. In his second season as a Maple Leaf after being acquired in a trade with Florida on December 29, 2018. Games lost to Injury: 0 NHL Single-Game Highs: Saves (45 – Oct. 29, 2015 WPG vs. CHI); Shots (46 – Oct. 29, 2015 WPG vs. CHI) Career as a Maple Leaf: 14 GP, 4-8-1 |
| Zach Hyman | – Has a 5-on-5 shot attempt percentage of 53.6 percent, which is tied for seventh among Toronto skaters who have played 20 games.- Has an on-ice goals for percentage of 55.5 percent at 5-on-5, which is tied for sixth among Toronto skaters who have played 20 games. – Averaging 15:17 per game in 5-on-5 ice time, which ranks seventh among Maple Leafs. |
| Kasperi Kapanen | – Has scored 10 goals this season, which is tied for 10th most among NHLers with no power play goals.- Tied for sixth among Toronto skaters in even-strength points (8-10-18). |
| Alex Kerfoot | – Tied for sixth among Maple Leafs in even-strength goals (6). – Ninth among Maple Leafs in even-strength points (6-8-14).- Only Toronto forward to have recorded at least 25 hits (29) and 25 blocked shots (25) this season. |
| Mitch Marner | – Averaging 1.23 points per game, which is the 10th-highest average among NHLers who have played in at least 30 games.- Averaging 1.22 primary assists per 60 minutes of ice time at 5-on-5, which is 11th among NHLers who have appeared in at least 30 games.- Tied for 16th in the NHL in primary assists (16).- Recorded 19 points (6 goals, 13 assists) in 12 games during the month of December, which was the fourth-highest point total in the NHL. – Tied for 10th among NHL forwards in shifts per game (25.2). |
| Auston Matthews | – Second among NHL skaters in goals (27).- First NHLer to score 20 even-strength goals this season, which leads the League.- Leads the NHL in goals scored at 5-on-5 (18).- 11th among NHL skaters in even-strength points (20-14-34).- Ninth in the NHL with 152 shots on goal.- Scored 11 goals during the month of December, which was tied for the NHL lead in goals in December. |
| William Nylander | – Averages 1.28 goals per 60 minutes of ice time at 5-on-5, which ranks second among Toronto skaters.- One of 10 NHLers to average at least 14:00 minutes per game at 5-on-5 (14:31) while maintaining a goal per 60-minute rate of at least 1.2 (1.28).- Has recorded eight points (4-4-8) in 11 career games against the Islanders. |
| Morgan Rielly | – Tied for 11th among NHL defencemen in even-strength points (3-15-18).- Tied for fourth among NHL defencemen in assists recorded at 5-on-5 (14).- 13th among NHL skaters in TOI per game (24:20).- Tied for eighth among NHL skaters in shifts per game (28.5).- Averaging 14.3 shot attempts per 60 minutes of ice time, which ranks eighth among NHL defencemen who have appeared in at least 30 games. |
| Jason Spezza | – Averaging 2.36 points per 60 minutes of ice time at 5-on-5 this season, which is the fifth-highest average among Toronto skaters.- Averaging 1.07 primary assists per 60 minutes of 5-on-5 ice time in 2019-20, which ranks second on the Maple Leafs and is the 27th-highest average among NHLers who have appeared in at least 25 games. |
| John Tavares | – Named the NHL’s Third Star of the Week for the week ending Dec. 29 after recording seven points (2 goals, 5 assists) in three games, including a pair of three-point performances.- Tied for 12th among NHL centres in goals (16) and tied for 16th among NHL centres in points (36).- Averaging 17.8 shot attempts per 60 minutes of ice time at 5-on-5, which is the third-highest average among NHL centres who have appeared in 20 games.- Averaging 9.3 shots on goal at 5-on-5 per 60 minutes of ice time, which is ninth among NHL centres who have appeared in 20 games. |
CURRENT POINT STREAKS
| Tyson Barrie | Has assists (6) and points (1-6-7) in five consecutive games. |
| Travis Dermott | Has points (1-1-2) in two consecutive games. |
| Alex Kerfoot | Has points (1-2-3) in two consecutive games. |
| Mitch Marner | Has assists (2) in two consecutive games. |
| Auston Matthews | Has assists (3) and points (3-3-6) in three consecutive games. |
| William Nylander | Has assists (5) in four consecutive games and goals (6) and points (6-5-11) in five consecutive games. |
| John Tavares | Has assists (8) and points (3-8-11) in six consecutive games. |
UPCOMING MILESTONES
| Jason Spezza | Five games from 1,100 NHL games |
RECENT MILESTONES
| Frederik Andersen | 20,000 career minutes (December 28 vs NYR) |
| Adam Brooks | First NHL game (December 28 vs. NYR) |
| Adam Brooks | First NHL point (Assist) (January 2 at WPG) |
| Alex Kerfoot | 100th NHL point (December 31 at MIN) |
| Mason Marchment | First NHL game (January 2 at WPG) |
| William Nylander | 200th NHL point (Goal) (January 2 at WPG) |
INJURY REPORT
| Andreas Johnsson (Leg) | On injured reserve. |
| Ilya Mikheyev (Wrist Laceration) | On injured reserve. |
| Trevor Moore (Concussion) | On injured reserve. |
| Jake Muzzin (Foot) | Is week-to-week with a broken foot sustained on December 27 at New Jersey. |
| Man Games Lost: 91 |
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
| January 1 | Recalled forward Mason Marchment from the Toronto Marlies (AHL). |
| December 30 | Loaned defenceman Timothy Liljegren to the Toronto Marlies (AHL). |
| December 30 | Recalled defencemen Teemu Kivihalme and Timothy Liljegren from the Toronto Marlies (AHL). |
| December 29 | Loaned forward Kenny Agostino and defenceman Timothy Liljegren to the Toronto Marlies (AHL). |
ISLANDERS NOTES
LAST GAME: Dec. 31, 2019 – NYI 1 vs NJD 2 SUMMARY: Nico Hischier scored the game-winning goal 1:09 into the third period to help the New Jersey Devils top the New York Islanders 2-1 on Thursday night on Long Island. Scott Mayfield skated in his 200th NHL game, while Brock Nelson scored in his second straight game in the loss.
NYI vs TOR SEASON SERIES: NY Islanders are 1-0-0 Nov. 13, 2019: NYI 5 vs. TOR 4 Jan. 04, 2020: Toronto, ON Mar. 19, 2020: Toronto, ON
TONIGHT’S MATCHUP: Tonight, The Islanders travel to Toronto to face the Maple Leafs for the second of three meetings this season. In November, New York head off a Toronto rally in the third period to win, 5-4. Derick Brassard and Anthony Beauvillier factored in on three of the five goals, while Casey Cizikas scored his lone game-winning goal of the season. Tonight is the Isles’ first of two appearances this season on Hockey Night in Canada.
RECENT TRANSACTIONS: 01/03/19: Adam Pelech was placed on IR. Sebastian Aho was recalled from Bridgeport (AHL) 12/27/19: Andrew Ladd was returned to Bridgeport. 12/23/19: Cal Clutterbuck out indefinitely with an injury. 12/21/19: Andrew Ladd was recalled from Bridgeport (AHL) 12/19/19: Tom Kuhnhackl was removed from LTIR 12/17/19: Oliver Wahlstrom was been reassigned to USA Hockey (from AHL) for the World Junior Championships. 12/16/19: Tom Kuhnhackl was recalled from loan (Bridgeport). 12/05/19: Tom Kuhnhackl was played on LTIR and loaned to Bridgeport 11/06/19: Otto Koivula was returned to Bridgeport (AHL). 11/14/19: Andrew Ladd was assigned to Bridgeport (AHL). 11/14/19: Andrew Ladd was placed on waivers 11/12/19: Leo Komarov was activated off the team’s IR list.
NEW YORK ISLANDERS INJURIES
**Players on injured reserve
PLAYER DATE 2019-20 GAMES MISSED
CAL CLUTTERBUCK 12/21/19 6
ADAM PELECH 01/02/20 1
NOTE: 01/03/20 – Islanders Injury/Transaction Update: Adam Pelech sustained an injury to his Achilles tendon prior to the team’s game on Thursday, Jan. 2 vs. the New Jersey Devils. Pelech is out for the remainder of the regular season.
MAN GAMES LOST TO INJURY: 2019-20 Season: 96 2018-19 Season: 153
-TODAY’S GAME NOTES – – – – – – – – – – – –
- The New York Islanders are 22-1-2 this season when scoring at least three goals in the game (including OT winners). They are 3-101 when they do not. The Islanders are 60-3-4 when scoring three or more under Barry Trotz.
In 2019… – Seven New York Islanders played in all 82-games during the 2019 calendar year: J. Bailey, M. Barzal, A. Beauvillier, A. Lee, B. Nelson, R. Pulock & D. Toews – The New York Islanders recorded 52 wins in the 2019 calendar year, good for T-3rd in the NHL this past year. Their 52 wins also ties a franchise record for most wins in a single calendar year (1978 & 1982).
TONIGHT… – Islanders forward Anthony Beauvillier tallied a pair of goals in the Islanders’ 5-4 win over Toronto in November. Beauvillier, 22, has four points in four games against the Maple Leafs since the start of the 2018-19 season. The Sorel-Tracy, QC native, is two assists shy of matching his career-high (15). He ranks third on the Islanders with 23 points (10G, 13A) through 39 games.
-Mathew Barzal leads the team in goals (16), assists (18), points (34) through 39 games, including seven points (3G, 4A) in his last six games. On Monday, Barzal, 22, was selected to represent the Islanders in his second straight NHL All-Star weekend. The Coquitlam, BC native has nine points (5G, 4A) in seven career games against Toronto, including two points (1G, 1A) in the November meeting earlier this season.
-On On Dec. 27th in Chicago, Mathew Barzal played in his 200th consecutive NHL game. The milestone marks the first time since November 1978 the Islanders have had three players with active 200+ consecutive game streaks.
- Anders Lee, Brock Nelson and Mathew Barzal are three of only 32 active NHL players that currently hold ironman streaks of 200+ games. Anders Lee has played in 239 consecutive NHL games, good for longest on the team and 15th longest in the league (B. Nelson— 216, M. Barzal— 203).
- – – – – – – – – –CAREER NOTES – – – – – – – – – – – –
- Second-year Islanders captain Anders Lee is the team’s reigning Ironman at 239 consecutive games. Since his rookie season in 2013-14, Lee ranks in the Top Ten among all American-born players in goals (163). Drafted by the Islanders in 2009, Lee ranks second among all active sixth-round draft picks in goals and is top ten in games played and points.
- 2018 Calder Trophy winner Mathew Barzal has led the team in both points and assists through each of his first two (full) seasons in the NHL. Barzal, 22, has appeared in every Islanders game since his 2017-18 rookie season.
- Brock Nelson is one of two players in the NHL with three overtime GWG this season. His three overtime winners are equal to the total amount of OT GWGs he has in his six prior NHL season combined.
- In October, longest tenured Islander Josh Bailey became just the second player & first forward from the 2008 draft class to reach the 800-games played milestone (D. Doughty). Bailey ranks 5th in all-time franchise games played.
- 22-year-old forward Anthony Beauvillier (1st RD, 28th overall) ranks in the top 15 among 2015 draftees in games played (257) and in goals (58).
- Since making his NHL debut last season (Dec. 23 vs DAL), Devon Toews is one of seven defensemen in the NHL to have recorded multiple overtime game-winning goals. Toews ranks seventh among all 2014 drafted defensemen in career points (31), despite having played 60+ fewer games than the next closest player ahead of him.
Ryan Pulock is just the fourth defenseman in franchise history to appear in 166 consecutive games. Pulock is the Islanders reigning ironman on defense dating back to Dec. 2017.
11-year NHL veteran and 6th year Islanders goaltender Thomas Greiss ranks fifth in Islanders’ franchise history in wins (96), sixth in shutouts (10) and sixth in games-played (181).
– – – – – – – – –ROOKIE NOTES – – – – – – – – – – – –
19-year-old rookie defenseman and 2018 First Round draft pick Noah Dobson recorded an assist and plus-1 rating in his NHL debut on 10/08/19 vs Edmonton. With the assist, the Summerside, PEI native became the first NYI defenseman to record a point in his NHL debut since 2011 (M. Katic). Dobson also became the first teenage defenseman to play for the Islanders since 1999 (M. Biron).
MILESTONES REACHED THIS SEASON:
JOSH BAILEY – 800th NHL GAME – Oct. 08, 2019 vs EDM NOAH DOBSON – 1st NHL GAME – Oct. 08, 2019 vs EDM NOAH DOBSON – 1st NHL POINT – Oct. 08, 2019 vs EDM OLIVER WAHLSTROM – 1st NHL GAME – Oct. 14, 2019 vs STL COLE BARDREAU – 1st NHL GAME – Oct. 19 at CBJ CAL CLUTTERBUCK – 800th NHL GAME – Nov. 2 at BUF DERICK BRASSARD – 800th NHL GAME – Nov. 5 vs OTT JOSH BAILEY – 300th ASSIST – Nov. 13 vs TOR ANTHONY BEAUVILLIER – 100 POINTS – Nov. 16 at PHI CASEY CIZIKAS – 500th NHL GAME – Nov 19, 2019 at PIT BROCK NELSON – 500th NHL Game – Nov 21 vs PIT MATHEW BARZAL – 200th NHL GAME – Dec. 22 vs ANA RYAN PULOCK – 200th NHL GAME – Dec. 22 vs ANA NICK LEDDY – 300th POINTS – Dec. 29 at MIN SCOTT MAYFIELD – 200th NHL GAME – Jan 2 vs NJD
MULTI-POINT GAMES: BROCK NELSON – 10 MATHEW BARZAL – 9 ANTHONY BEAUVILLIER – 7 JOSH BAILEY – 6 ANDERS LEE – 6 DERICK BRASSARD – 5 JORDAN EBERLE – 5 NICK LEDDY – 3 RYAN PULOCK – 3 CASEY CIZIKAS – 3 CAL CLUTTERBUCK – 1 ADAM PELECH -1 JOHNNY BOYCHUK – 1 MATT MARTIN – 1
MULTI-GOAL GAMES: ANTHONY BEAUVILLIER -2
PLAYER MILESTONE NEEDS
JOHNNY BOYCHUK 700 Games 11
CASEY CIZIKAS 100 Assists 3
JORDAN EBERLE 700 Games 5
LEO KOMAROV 100 Assists 4
NICK LEDDY 700 Games 9
BROCK NELSON – 3 CASEY CIZIKAS – 1 MATHEW BARZAL – 1 JORDAN EBERLE – 1 NICK LEDDY – 1
MULTI ASSIST GAMES: DERICK BRASSARD -4 JORDAN EBERLE – 4 BROCK NELSON – 2 RYAN PULOCK – 2 MATHEW BARZAL – 1 ANTHONY BEAUVILLIER -2 ANDERS LEE – 1 NICK LEDDY -2
TOI LEADER: Record when that player leads the team in TOI Adam Pelech: 8-2-0 Ryan Pulock: 12-3-2 Nick Leddy: 0-2-0 Devon Toews: 3-3-0 Scott Mayfield: 1-1-0 Brock Nelson: 1-0-0 Mathew Barzal: 1-0-0
IRONMAN STREAKS: Anders Lee: 239 Brock Nelson: 216 Mathew Barzal: 203 Ryan Pulock: 166 Josh Bailey: 124
NYI COACHES CHALLENGES Last Season Trotz was 4-1 2019-20: 2-1 Offsides on PIT (Successful) – Nov. 19 at PIT Offsides on TBL (Successful) – Dec. 9 at TBL Goaltender INT (Unsuccessful) – Dec 22 vs ANA
The view from left field 