2021-22 Matchups vs. New York: Second of Three
2021-22 Record vs. New York: 1-0-0
Next Game Against New York: Sunday, April 17 vs. New York Islanders
Toronto Season Record: 24-10-3
Toronto Road Record: 10-6-2
TV: Sportsnet RADIO: Sportsnet 590

RECENT TRANSACTIONS

January 21, 2022
Forward Joey Anderson and defenceman Carl Dahlstrom have been
reassigned to the Maple Leafs taxi squad from the Toronto Marlies (AHL).
January 20, 2022
Goaltender Michael Hutchinson has been reassigned to the Toronto
Marlies (AHL) from the Maple Leafs taxi squad.
January 16, 2022
Forwards Joey Anderson and Brett Seney have been reassigned to the
Toronto Marlies (AHL) from the Maple Leafs taxi squad.

LAST GAME
Score: Toronto 3 at New York Rangers 6
Date: Wednesday, January 19, 2022
TOR Goals: Mikheyev, Marner, Bunting
NYR Goals: Reaves (2x), Fox (2x), Strome, Kreider
TOR Goaltender: Campbell, 21/26, .808 SV%
NYR Goaltender: Shesterkin, 35/38, .921 SV%
TOR Power Play: 1-for-4
TOR Penalty Kill: 2-for-2

NEXT GAME
Date: Wednesday, January 26, 2022
Opponent: vs. Anaheim Ducks
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Broadcast Information: Sportsnet (TV), Sportsnet 590 (Radio)

INJURY REPORT

Justin Holl Placed into the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol
Ondrej Kaše Placed into the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol
Jake Muzzin Concussion
Nick Ritchie Placed into the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol
ALL-TIME VS. NEW YORK ISLANDERS:

First Matchup between Clubs: January 10, 1973 (Toronto 4 vs. New York 2)
All-Time Record: 75-68-7-10 (160 Games)
All-Time Record at Home: 43-30-4-4 (81 Games)
All-Time Record on the Road: 32-38-3-6 (79 Games)
Last Road Win vs. Opponent: November 21, 2021 (Toronto at New York 0)
Record in Last Five Games: 3-2-0

ACTIVE LEADERS VS. NEW YORK ISLANDERS:
Games Played: Jason Spezza (42), Wayne Simmonds (38), Morgan Rielly (20)
Goals: Jason Spezza (17), Wayne Simmonds (10), Auston Matthews (7)
Assists:
Jason Spezza (24), Wayne Simmonds (13), Mitch Marner (6), Jake
Muzzin (6)
Points: Jason Spezza (41), Wayne Simmonds (23), Mitch Marner (12)
Penalty Minutes: Wayne Simmonds (47), Jason Spezza (18), Nick Ritchie (14)

2021-22 AVERAGES AND RANKINGS
Points % GF/Game GA/Game PP% PK% SF/G SA/G FO%
Toronto .689 3.38 2.65 29.5% 83.5% 34.2 31.0 55.5%
New York .515 2.36 2.58 17.2% 82.2% 28.6 32.0 51.7%

THE MAN ADVANTAGE IN 2021-22
Power Play: 31/105 (29.5%)
Power Play Goal Leader: 9 – Matthews
Power Play Point Leader: 16 – Matthews (9G, 7A)
2020-21 Power Play: 31/155 (20.0%)

ON THE PK IN 2021-22
Penalty Kill: 86/103 (83.5%)
Shorthanded Goal Leader: 1 – Marner, Holl, Mikheyev
Shorthanded Point Leader: 2 – Brodie (2A)
2020-21 Penalty Kill: 113/144 (78.5%)

FAST FACTS
Saturday games 12th of 23 (9 home, 14 road)
Back-to-Backs played 6 of 13
Record in first game of back-to-back 3-2-1
Record in second game of back-to-back 2-4-0
January games 8th of 11 (4 home, 7 road)
UPCOMING MILESTONES

TJ Brodie Nine points away from 300 career NHL points
Auston Matthews Eight points away from 400 career NHL points
Jake Muzzin 10 points away from 300 career NHL points
William Nylander Five games away from 400 career NHL games played

RECENT MILESTONES
TJ Brodie Appeared in his 700th career NHL game, Nov. 2, 2021 vs. VGK
TJ Brodie Scored his 50th career NHL goal, Dec. 14, 2021 at EDM
Jack Campbell Appeared in his 100th career NHL game, Nov. 16, 2021 vs. NSH
Pierre Engvall Appeared in his 100th career NHL game, Nov. 2, 2021 vs. VGK
Ondrej Kaše Recorded his 100th career NHL point, Nov. 10, 2021 at PHI
Ondrej Kaše Scored his 50th career NHL goal, Dec. 9, 2021 vs. TBL
Alexander Kerfoot Appeared in his 300th career NHL game, Nov. 26, 2021 at SJS
Alexander Kerfoot Recorded his 100th career NHL assist, Jan. 1, 2022 vs. OTT
Timothy Liljegren Scored his first career NHL goal, Jan. 15, 2022 at STL
Auston Matthews Recorded his 200th career NHL goal, Oct. 25, 2021 at CAR
Ilya Mikheyev Skated in his 100th career NHL game, Jan. 15, 2022 at STL
William Nylander Recorded his 300th career NHL point, Jan. 19, 2022 at NYR
Morgan Rielly Recorded his 250th career NHL assist, Oct. 27, 2021 at CHI
Morgan Rielly Skated in his 600th career NHL game, Dec. 9, 2021 vs. TBL
Wayne Simmonds Skated in his 950th career NHL game, Oct. 16, 2021 vs. OTT
Jason Spezza Skated in his 1,200th career NHL game, Nov. 28, 2021 at ANA
John Tavares Recorded his 200th point with the Maple Leafs, Oct. 18, 2021 vs. NYR
John Tavares Scored his 100th goal with the Maple Leafs, Nov. 13, 2021 at BUF
John Tavares Skated in his 900th career NHL game, Jan. 1, 2022 vs. OTT

2021-22 TEAM LEADERS
CATEGORY LEADER CATEGORY LEADER
GOALS 25 – Matthews HITS 79 – Ritchie
ASSISTS 27 – Rielly BLOCKED SHOTS 51 – Holl, Brodie
POINTS 41 – Matthews (25G, 16A) TAKEAWAYS 35 – Nylander, Matthews
POWER PLAY POINTS 16 – Matthews (9G, 7A) TOI PER GAME 24:12 – Rielly
SHORTHANDED POINTS 2 – Brodie (2A) PP TOI PER GAME 3:11 – Marner
PIMs 40 – Simmonds SH TOI PER GAME 2:35 – Muzzin
SHOTS 153 – Matthews WINS 19 – Campbell
FACEOFF% 61.5% – Tavares GOALS-AGAINST AVERAGE 2.24 – Campbell
SHOT ATTEMPTS% 60.13% – Mikheyev SAVE PERCENTAGE .927 – Campbell

The Islanders lost a legend yesterday when Clark Gillies passed away.
The organization is deeply saddened by the news and our hearts and prayers go out to his entire family.
LAST GAME:
NYI 4 vs. ARI 0
RECAP:

DATE NYI RESULT SCORE NYI GOAL SCORERS IN GOAL
Jan. 21, 2022 Win
ARI 0
NYI 4
Mayfield,
Czarnik,
Nelson (2)
Sorokin 17/17
Scott Mayfield scored a goal and an assist in the first period, and Brock Nelson recorded his third multi-goal game of the season as the New York
Islanders defeated the Arizona Coyotes, 4-0, Friday night at UBS Arena. Josh Bailey and Adam Pelech each recorded two points. Ilya Sorokin made 17
saves to earn his fourth shutout of the season.

INJURIES:

6 R. Pulock 11/16 –

17 M. Martin 10/14 – 10/19

21 K. Palmieri 12/16 –

29 B. Nelson 11/24 – 12/11

40 S. Varlamov 10/14 – 10/30

Man Games Lost to Injury (Including COVID Protocol): 95
RECENT TRANSACTIONS:
Jan. 11: Head Coach Barry Trotz and Ryan Pulock have been placed in COVID Protocol.
Dec. 30: Clutterbuck, Martin, Parise and Salo have been removed from the team’s COVID-19 list. Sebastian Aho has been placed in
COVID-19 protocol. Bardreau, Czarnik and Dal Colle have been recalled from the team’s taxi squad. Hutton has been recalled from
Bridgeport. Kyle Palmieri (lower body) has been placed on the team’s IR list (retroactive to Dec. 16).
Dec. 26: The New York Islanders have assigned five players to the taxi squad: Cole Bardreau, Austin Czarnik, Michael Dal Colle,
Simon Holmstrom, and Grant Hutton.
TONIGHT’S GAME:
The New York Islanders host the Toronto Maple Leafs tonight, in the second of three matchups between the two clubs this season.
The last time these teams met was on November 21, 2021, the Islanders’ second game ever at UBS Arena. Toronto becomes the first team to visit UBS
Arena twice.
The Islanders enter tonight’s game on the back-end of their second back-to-back series this week, after they won at home against the Arizona Coyotes
last night.
Tonight, the Islanders can improve upon their 6-1-1 record in their last eight home games, as they have played all but one of their last nine at UBS
Arena. The Islanders will play their next six games at UBS arena.
This season, the Islanders are 12-2-2 when scoring three or more goals vs. their opponent. They have found the back of the net three or more times in
nine of their last eleven games.
THE ISLANDERS:

• Have a 8-2-1 record in their last ten games
• Are 12-4-4 when striking first. They have scored first in their last three games.
• Are 2-3-1 on the back-end of back-to-back games this season, 23-7-5 under Head Coach Barry Trotz. This is their seventh back-to-back set of games
  this season and their second in seven days.

PLAYERS’ QUICK HITS

Josh Bailey has eight points in his last seven games (2g, 6a).
Mathew Barzal leads the Islanders in points (24) and assists (17).
Anthony Beauvillier has six points in his last eight games (3g, 3a), including a point in each contest of the Islanders’ back-to-back earlier this week, and
last night against the Coyotes.
Kieffer Bellows started January with a four-game point streak, the longest of his career (2g, 3a).
Zdeno Chara has scored more points against the Maple Leafs than any other team he has faced. His 47 points in 102 career games against them leads
all active NHL defensemen against Toronto.
Casey Cizikas scored goals in consecutive games earlier this week in the Islanders’ home-and-home against Philadelphia, the first time he has done so
since November 2019.
Cal Clutterbuck is one of three Islanders to have skated in every game this season (Parise, Mayfield).
Austin Czarnik recorded his second goal of the season last night in the Islanders’ shutout against the Coyotes.
Noah Dobson leads Islanders defensemen in goals (5), assists (9) and points (14). He has logged over 21 minutes TOI in eight of his last ten games.
Andy Greene is one of five active Islanders with over 900 games played (Bailey, Chara, Clutterbuck, Parise). It is the first time in club history five active
Islanders have had more than 900 career games played.
Anders Lee recorded an assist last night, his first point since Jan. 1.
Matt Martin played his 639th career game as an Islander last night, passing Derek King for eleventh-most in Islanders history.
Scott Mayfield has the longest consecutive games-played streak on the Islanders (122 games).
Brock Nelson recorded his third multi-goal game of the season last night vs. Arizona (Last: Nov. 20 vs CGY).
Zach Parise has 22 points (12g,10a) against Toronto in 37 career games. He is tied with Josh Bailey for the lead in career points against the Maple
Leafs among active Islanders forwards.
Adam Pelech has recorded points in three straight games since being named to his first career NHL All-Star game. It is the first time in his career he
has had a three-game point streak.
Ilya Sorokin made 17 saves on 17 shots, for the shutout, last night against Arizona. It was his career-high fourth shutout of the season.
Semyon Varlamov has made more than 30 saves in each of his last four games in net for the Islanders. Tuesday night in Philadelphia, Varlamov made
31 saves on 34 shots.

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