LAST GAME
Score: Toronto 5 vs. Buffalo 2
Date: Saturday, November 19, 2022
TOR Goals: Tavares (PP), Järnkrok, Giordano (SH), Nylander (PP), Nylander
BUF Goals: Tuch, Mittelstadt
TOR Goaltender: Murray, 32/34, .941 SV%
BUF Goaltender: Luukkonen, 19/23, .826 SV%
TOR Power Play: 2-for-3
TOR Penalty Kill: 4-for-6
Player Notes: – John Tavares scored on a Toronto power play opportunity at 12:58 of
the first period and recorded the primary assist on both of Nylander’s
goals. Tavares has recorded six points (2G, 4A) through his last four
games. Tavares marked his second game of the season with three or
more points.

• Mark Giordano scored shorthanded for Toronto at 18:21 of the first
  period. Giordano recorded the 13th shorthanded goal of his NHL
  career. Per NHL Stats, “Giordano scored his 13th career shorthanded
  goal and tied Chris Chelios for the fifth most by a defenseman in NHL
  history (since 1933-34 when goals by type began being tracked). The
  only blueliners with more: Mark Howe (28), Paul Coffey (20), Ray
  Bourque (16) and Bobby Orr (16).”
• William Nylander scored on a Toronto power play opportunity at
  14:54 of the second period and recorded his second goal of the game
  at 10:37 of the third period. Nylander recorded his first multi-goal
  game of the season. Nylander has scored in three-straight games and
  extended his point streak to five games where he has recorded seven
  points (5G, 2A).
• Mitch Marner registered the primary assist on Tavares’ power play
  goal and the primary assist on Giordano’s shorthanded goal. Marner
  extended his point streak to 12 games where he has recorded 17
  points (3G, 14A).
• Morgan Rielly and Auston Matthews also extended their point
  streaks. Rielly is currently on a six-game assist streak where he has
  recorded seven assists while Matthews has recorded six points (2G,
  4A) through his last four games.
• Matt Murray stopped 32 of 34 shots he faced in Saturday’s win.
  TONIGHT’S GAME
  2022-23 Matchups vs. NYI: First of Three
  2021-22 Record vs. NYI: 3-0-0
  Toronto Season Record: 10-5-4
  Toronto Home Record: 7-2-2
  Toronto Maple Leafs: Media Notes
  TONIGHT’S STORYLINES
  The Maple Leafs will face-off against the New York Islanders tonight in the first of three matchups between the clubs this season. Their second game of the season will also take place at Scotiabank Arena on January 23rd, 2023. Toronto went 3-0-0 against the Islanders during the 2021-22 campaign. The
  Maple Leafs have won six of their last 10 games against New York played at Scotiabank Arena. The Maple Leafs have posted a 7-2-2 record on home ice this season, currently the second-best home record in the NHL.
  BROADCAST INFORMATION
  TV: Sportsnet RADIO: Sportsnet 590
  
  INJURY REPORT
  TJ Brodie Oblique (IR)
  Carl Dahlström Shoulder (IR)
  Jake Muzzin Neck (LTIR)
  Ilya Samsonov Knee (IR)
  ALL-TIME VS. NEW YORK ISLANDERS:
  First Matchup between Clubs: January 10, 1973 (Toronto 4 vs. New York Islanders 2)
  All-Time Record: 77-68-7-10 (162 Games)
  All-Time Record at Home: 44-30-4-4 (82 Games)
  All-Time Record on the Road: 33-38-3-6 (80 Games)
  Last Home Win vs. Opponent: April 17, 2022 (Toronto 4 vs. New York Islanders 2)
  ACTIVE LEADERS VS. NEW YORK ISLANDERS:
  Games Played: Wayne Simmonds (40), Morgan Rielly (22), Mark Giordano (17)
  Goals: Wayne Simmonds (10), Mitch Marner (8), Auston Matthews (7)
  Assists: Wayne Simmonds (13), Mitch Marner (6), William Nylander (6), Calle
  Järnkrok (6), Morgan Rielly (6), Mark Giordano (6)
  Points: Wayne Simmonds (23), Mitch Marner (14), Auston Matthews (11), William
  Nylander (11)
  Penalty Minutes Wayne Simmonds (52), Mark Giordano (14), Auston Matthews (8)
  2022-23 AVERAGES AND RANKINGS
  Points % GF/Game GA/Game PP% PK% SF/G SA/G FO%
  Toronto .632 3.00 2.68 27.4 77.3 30.8 28.4 52.1
  New York .579 3.32 2.79 20.7 83.9 32.2 32.8 50.1
• NEXT GAME
  Date: Wednesday, November 23, 2022
  Opponent: at New Jersey Devils
  Time: 7:00 pm ET
  Broadcast Information: Sportsnet (TV), TSN 1050 (Radio

THE MAN ADVANTAGE IN 2022-23
Power Play: 27.4%
Power Play Goal Leader: 6 – Matthews, Tavares
Power Play Point Leader: 12 – Tavares (6G, 6A)
2021-22 Power Play: 63/231 (27.3%)
ON THE PK IN 2022-23
Penalty Kill: 77.3%
Shorthanded Goal Leader: 1 – Järnkrok, Giordano
Shorthanded Point Leader: 1 – Järnkrok (1G), Brodie (1A), Kerfoot (1A), Giordano (1G), Kämpf (1A), Marner
(1A)
2021-22 Penalty Kill: 192/234 (82.1%)
FAST FACTS
Monday games 3rd of 7 (4 home, 3 road)
Back-to-Backs played 4 of 14
Record in first game of back-to-back 1-3-0
Record in second game of back-to-back 3-0-1
November games 10th of 15 (9 home, 6 road)
UPCOMING MILESTONES
Jordie Benn One game away from 600 career NHL games played
Mark Giordano Four assists away from 400 career NHL assists
Alexander Kerfoot Seven points away from 200 career NHL points
Ilya Samsonov Three games away from 100 career NHL games played
RECENT MILESTONES
Pontus Holmberg Recorded the first point of his NHL career with an assist, Nov. 15 at PIT
Denis Malgin Skated in his 200th career NHL game, Nov. 5 vs. BOS
Auston Matthews Recorded his 200th career NHL assist, Oct. 20 vs. DAL
Rasmus Sandin Skated in his 100th career NHL game, Nov. 5 vs. BOS
John Tavares Scored his 400th career NHL goal, Nov. 15 at PIT
John Tavares Recorded his 900th career NHL point with an assist, Oct. 17 vs. ARI
HOW THE MAPLE LEAFS WERE BUILT
Draft (9) Free Agent (13) Trade (4)
2019 – Robertson (53rd overall) 2022 – Aston-Reese (Oct. 9) 2022 – Murray (July 11)
2018 – Holmberg (156th overall) 2022 – Järnkrok (July 15) 2022 – Giordano (Mar. 20)
2018 – Sandin (29th overall) 2022 – Benn (July 14) 2019 – Kerfoot (July 1)
2017 – Liljegren (17th overall) 2022 – Samsonov (July 13) 2019 – Muzzin (Jan. 28)
2016 – Matthews (1st overall) 2022 – Malgin (July 13)
2015 – Marner (4th overall) 2021 – Bunting (July 28)
2014 – Nylander (8th overall) 2021 – Kämpf (July 28)
2014 – Engvall (188th overall) 2021 – Källgren (May 19)
2012 – Rielly (5th overall) 2021 – Dahlström (July 28)
2020 – Brodie (Oct. 9)
2020 – Simmonds (Oct. 9)
2018 – Tavares (July 1)
2016 – Holl (July 2)

2022-23 TEAM LEADERS
CATEGORY LEADER CATEGORY LEADER
GOALS 10 – Nylander, Tavares HITS 46 – Sandin
ASSISTS 18 – Marner BLOCKED SHOTS 43 – Holl
POINTS 22 – Marner (4G, 18A) TAKEAWAYS 21 – Matthews
POWER PLAY POINTS 12 – Tavares (6G, 6A) TOI PER GAME 23:20 – Rielly
SHORTHANDED POINTS
1 – Järnkrok (1G), Brodie (1A),
Kerfoot (1A), Giordano (1G), Kämpf
(1A), Marner (1A)
PP TOI PER GAME 3:48 – Nylander
PIMs 28 – Bunting SH TOI PER GAME 3:14 – Holl
SHOTS 82 – Matthews WINS 6 – Samsonov
FACEOFF% 100% – Aston-Reese, Malgin,
Robertson
GOALS-AGAINST
AVERAGE 2.23 – Samsonov
5-on-5 CF% 55.96% –Matthews SAVE PERCENTAGE .921 – Samsonov

LAST GAME
DATE NYI RESULT SCORE NYI SCORERS IN GOAL
Sat., Nov. 19, 2022 Loss DAL 5 vs. NYI 2 Barzal (2) Varlamov (30/34)
Mathew Barzal scored twice in the second period, but the New York Islanders were unable to answer the Stars’ three third
period tallies, and they fell 5-2 to Dallas on Saturday night at American Airlines Center. Brock Nelson found the scoresheet for his third straight game against the Stars, and Islanders netminder Semyon Varlamov turned away 30 of 34 shots
in the loss.
SEASON SERIES
DATE LOCATION TIME (ET) TV
Nov. 21, 2022 Scotiabank Arena (Toronto, ON) 7:30pm MSG
Jan. 23, 2023 Scotiabank Arena (Toronto, ON) 7:00pm MSG
Mar. 23, 2023 UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) 7:30pm MSG
Nov. 16 Nikita Soshnikov has been loaned to the Bridgeport Islanders (AHL).
Nov. 7 Robin Salo has been recalled from the Bridgeport Islanders (AHL).
Nov. 6 Robin Salo has been loaned to the Bridgeport Islanders (AHL).
Oct. 28 Robin Salo has been recalled from the Bridgeport Islanders (AHL).
Oct. 21 Robin Salo has been assigned to Bridgeport. Sebastian Aho has been activated off IR.
TONIGHT’S MATCHUP
Tonight, the New York Islanders visit the Toronto Maple Leafs in the first of three matchups between the two clubs this
season, and the first of two visits the Islanders will make to Scotiabank Arena in 2022-23. The last time these teams met
was April 17, 2021 in Toronto, when Josh Bailey and Anthony Beauvillier each scored. The Islanders look to capture their
second straight Atlantic Division win as they visit Canada for the second time in seven days, and conclude their four-game
road trip tonight.
INJURIES GAMES MISSED

Man Games Lost: 7
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Saturday, Nov. 19 at Dallas L (5-2)
Thursday, Nov. 17 at Nashville L (5-4)
Monday, Nov. 14 at Ottawa W (4-2)
Saturday, Nov. 12 vs. Columbus W, OT (4-3)
RECENT RESULTS
vs. THE MAPLE LEAFS:
2021-22 0-3-0
Last 5 meetings 1-4-0
Franchise History 78-69-7-8
NYI Home 44-29-3-4
NYI Away 34-40-4-4
Nov. 23 vs. Edmonton UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) 7:30pm
Nov. 25 at Columbus Nationwide Arena (Columbus, OH) 8:00pm
Nov. 26 vs. Philadelphia UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) 7:30pm
Nov. 29 at Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia, PA) 7:30pm
Dec. 2 vs. Nashville UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) 7:30pm
UPCOMING GAMES
Apr. 17, 2022 Scotiabank Arena (Toronto, ON) Loss (4-2)
Jan. 22, 2022 UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) Loss (3-1)
Nov. 21, 2021 UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) Loss (3-0)
Jan. 4, 2020 Scotiabank Arena (Toronto, ON) Loss (3-0)
Nov. 13, 2019 Nassau Coliseum (Uniondale, NY) Win (5-4)
LAST FIVE MEETINGS VS. TORONTO
ACTIVE NYI LEADERS
Points, Career Z. Parise & J. Bailey (23), B. Nelson (13)
Goals, Career Z. Parise (13), J. Bailey (7), three players (6)
Assists, Career J. Bailey (16), J.G. Pageau (11), Z. Parise (10)
PLAYER MILESTONE NEEDS
Mathew Barzal 100 Goals 7
Anthony Beauvillier 100 Goals 4
Anthony Beauvillier 200 Points 4
Brock Nelson 700 NHL Games 5
Brock Nelson 200 Assists 8
Kyle Palmieri 200 Assists 5
MILESTONES
PLAYER MILESTONE DATE ACHIEVED
Anders Lee 600 NHL Games Oct. 20 vs. NJD
Josh Bailey 1,000 NHL Games Oct. 28 at CAR
Anthony Beauvillier 100 Assists Nov. 3 at STL
Brock Nelson 400 Points Nov. 3 at STL
Kyle Palmieri 400 Points Nov. 8 at NYR
Kyle Palmieri 700 NHL Games Nov. 19 at DAL
Adam Pelech 400 NHL Games Nov. 19 at DAL
VISITING THE MAPLE LEAFS
The New York Islanders will visit Toronto twice this season, on Nov. 21 and Jan. 23, 2023. The last time they visited
Toronto was April 17, 2021, a 4-2 loss. The last time the Islanders won in a road game against the Maple Leafs was
Dec. 29, 2018.
The Islanders also played the Maple Leafs one year ago today, when they hosted the Leafs on Nov. 21, 2021, as the
second opponent ever on UBS Arena ice. The game was a 3-0 decision in Toronto’s favor.
Forwards Josh Bailey and Zach Parise lead active Islanders in career points against the Maple Leafs, each with 23.
Bailey has recorded seven goals and 16 assists in 39 games against Toronto, and Parise has 10 goals and 13
assists, also in 39 games against them.
Jean-Gabriel Pageau has tallied 11 assists in 27 career matchups against the Maple Leafs, tied for the most against
any single opponent in his career (New Jersey). Entering tonight’s game, Pageau is fourth on the Islanders in assists
(8).
Islanders forward Matt Martin was a member of the Toronto Maple Leafs from 2016-18, appearing in 132 games with
Toronto, tallying 21 points (8g, 13a). He was traded back to the New York Islanders on July 3, 2018, in exchange for
Eamon McAdam.
The Islanders enter tonight’s game with a 6-4-0 record in their last ten contests.
AGAINST THE ATLANTIC
The Islanders collected their first win of the season against an Atlantic Division opponent last week. They can collect
their second straight victory against an Atlantic Division opponent tonight, after visiting Ottawa on Nov. 14 and earning a 4-2 win against the Senators.
ON THE ROAD
Tonight, the Islanders conclude a four-game road trip, their longest of the season so far. The Islanders look to split
their road trip 2-2-0 with this evening’s matchup, after falling to Nashville (5-4) and Dallas (5-2) in their last two
games.
Entering tonight’s game, the Islanders are 5-3-0 in their last eight road matchups. Through 10 road games this season, the Islanders have outscored opponents 33-31. The Islanders will look to earn their sixth road win of the season
tonight, bringing them above .500 in road games.
ONTARIO
Ontario is the most well-represented Canadian province on the Islanders’ roster. Six active Islanders hail from Ontario: Josh Bailey, Casey Cizikas, Cal Clutterbuck, Matt Martin, Jean-Gabriel Pageau, and Adam Pelech. Of the six, two
are Toronto natives: Casey Cizikas and Adam Pelech.
POWER PLAY
Saturday night in Dallas, Mathew Barzal scored on the power play as the Islanders found the back of the net with a man
advantage for the third straight game. Jean-Gabriel Pageau scored power play goals in consecutive games on Nov. 14 and
17, and Oliver Wahlstrom also scored a PPG in Monday’s win in Ottawa. Through ten road games this season, the
Islanders have scored on 30.3% of power play opportunities when they are the visitor.
STORYLINES
FOUR STRAIGHT
Islanders forward Mathew Barzal and captain Anders Lee have each found the scoresheet in their last four straight
games. On Saturday night in Dallas, Barzal tallied his first and second goals of the season in his first multi-goal game
since April 1, 2021. Barzal leads Islanders in assists (19) and points (21) through 19 games so far this season.
Lee has recorded an assist in four straight, tying his career-best assist streak. Lee has found the scoresheet in ten of
his last 12 games, scoring 12 points (four goals, eight assists) in that span. The Islanders are 10-4-0 when Lee finds the
scoresheet so far this season.
HITS RECORDS
Islanders forwards Cal Clutterbuck (3,626) and Matt Martin (3,471) are second and third amongst all NHLers in career
hits, respectively (the stat has been collected since the 2005-06 season). Clutterbuck needs 7 hits to pass Dustin Brown
(3,632) for the most all-time. Clutterbuck has 64 hits through 17 games this season (eighth in the league), and Martin has 63
(10th in the league).
THE THIRD
The Islanders remain most productive in the third period. Every victory the Islanders have captured so far this season
has included an Islander finding the back of the net in the third. Since October 26, 50% (22 of the last 44) of Islander
goals have been scored in the third, and the Islanders are 11-5-0 when they find the back of the net in the final frame.
Their 30 third period goals this season leads the NHL.

29

10 Islanders forwards have recorded three or more goals through 19 games this season, including Islanders forward Brock
Nelson, who leads the team with nine goals. Nelson has scored a goal in the last eight consecutive Islander wins, and is
second on the Islanders in points (18). Nelson has recorded a team-high 63 shots on goal this seaosn, and has been held
off the scoresheet just four times since October 22.

Islanders

Islanders defenseman Adam Pelech leads the Islanders in time on ice per game with 21:10, and in plus/minus, with a
plus-eight through 19 games. On Saturday in Dallas, Pelech skated in his 400th career NHL game. He leads active Islander
defensemen in games played, and has skated each of his 400 contests in an Islanders uniform.
The Islanders are 4-1-0 when Pelech finds the scoresheet this season. He recorded two points (1g, 1a) on Thursday
night in Nashville for the third time this season. Pelech has tallied three multi-point games in 19 contests, the first time he
has recorded three multi-point games since the 2017-18 season. Pelech also set a new single-game season high amongst
Islanders on Nov. 3, as he skated 24:30 TOI (his highest TOI since Dec. 19, 2021).
BLUELINERS
Through 19 games so far this season, Islanders defensemen have recorded 44 points. Islanders blueliners have
scored 15 goals so far, leading the NHL.
An Islanders defenseman has found the scoresheet in 15 of 19 games this season. Noah Dobson leads Islanders
defensemen in all three scoring categories, with 12 points (5 goals, 7 assists). Monday night in Ottawa, Dobson tallied his third multi-point game of the season. Defensemen Sebastian Aho (first career multi-assist game) and Scott
Mayfield (game-tying goal and assist) helped the Islanders to a 4-3 win over Columbus on November 12.
GAME GOALTENDER
Shots Faced 46 Nov. 7 vs. CGY Ilya Sorokin #30 (4-3 OTW)
Saves Made 43 Nov. 7 vs. CGY Ilya Sorokin #30
SEASON HIGHS
GAME PLAYER
Goals 2 Oct. 15 vs. ANA,
Oct. 18 vs. SJS
Oct. 23 at FLA
Oct. 26 vs. NYR
Oct. 28 at CAR
Nov. 12 vs. CBJ
Nov. 19 at DAL
S. Mayfield #24, R. Salo #2,
O. Wahlstrom #26
A. Lee #27
K. Palmieri #21
B. Nelson #29
B. Nelson #29
M. Barzal #13
Assists 3 Oct. 15 vs. ANA
Nov. 7 vs. CGY
Anders Lee #27
Mathew Barzal #13
Points 3 Oct. 15 vs. ANA
Nov. 7 vs. CGY
Anders Lee #27
M. Barzal #13
Shots 10 Nov. 12 vs. CBJ Brock Nelson #29
+/- +4 Oct. 15 vs. ANA Robin Salo #2
PIM 15 Nov. 2 at CHI Casey Cizikas #53
Hits 10 Oct. 22 at TBL Cal Clutterbuck #15
Blocked Shots 9 Oct. 13 vs. FLA Alexander Romanov #28
Faceoff Wins 20 Nov. 7 vs. CGY J.G. Pageau #44
Time on Ice 24:30 Nov. 3 at STL Adam Pelech #3

GAME

Goals for (Game) 7 Oct. 15 vs. ANA
Goals for (Period) 4 Oct. 29 vs. COL (3rd)
Nov. 3 at STL (2nd)
Shots for (Game) 46 Oct. 18 vs. SJS
Nov. 12 vs. CBJ
Shots for (Period) 22 Nov. 12 vs. CBJ (2nd)
Power Play Goals 2 Oct. 23 at FLA (Lee scored both)
Nov. 8 at NYR (Palmieri, Nelson)
Nov. 14 at OTT (Wahlstrom, Pageau)
PIM 21 Nov. 1 at CHI
Hits 48 Oct. 22 at TBL
Blocked Shots 28 Oct. 28 at CAR
Faceoff Wins 41 Oct. 13 vs. FLA
GOALTENDER HIGHS
PLAYER HIGHS
TEAM HIGHS
Highs in italics were set in most recent game
DIVISION RECORD NEXT OPPONENT LAST OPPONENT
Metropolitan 4-1-0 Nov. 25 vs. CBJ Nov. 12 vs. CBJ
Atlantic 1-4-0 Nov. 21 at TOR Nov. 14 at OTT
Pacific 3-0-0 Nov. 23 vs. EDM Nov. 7 vs. CGY
Central 3-3-0 Dec. 2 vs. NSH Nov. 19 at DAL (L)
DIVISION RECORDS

DATE GAME 1 GAME 2 FRONT-ENDS BACK-ENDS TOTAL

1 Oct. 22 & 23 at TBL (5-3 L) at FLA (3-2 L) 0-1-0 0-1-0 0-2-0
2 Oct. 28 & 29 at CAR (6-3 W) vs. COL (5-4 W) 1-1-0 1-1-0 2-2-0
3 Nov. 7 & 8 vs. CGY (4-3 OT W) at NYR (4-3 W) 2-1-0 2-1-0 4-2-0
4 Nov. 25 & 26 at CBJ vs. PHI
2022-23 BACK-T0-BACK SERIES
MONTH RECORD HOME AWAY
October 5-4-0 4-2-0 1-2-0
November 6-4-0 2-1-0 4-3-0
RECORD BY MONTH
PERIOD ISLANDERS GOALS OPPONENT GOALS RECORD WHEN NYI SCORES
1 9 12 6-2-0
2 22 22 8-4-0
3 30 19 11-5-0
GOALS BY PERIOD
COACHES CHALLENGES
DATE SUCCESS/FAILURE FINAL SCORE
Nov. 3 at STL Successful 3-1 W
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY
2-0-0 3-0-0 1-0-0 1-4-0 1-0-0 3-3-0 0-1-0
RECORD BY DAY OF THE WEEK
15 players on the roster are Islanders draft selections.
PLAYER HOW ACQUIRED

2 Robin Salo 2017 NHL Draft (2nd Round, 46th overall)

3 Adam Pelech 2012 NHL Draft (3rd Round, 65th overall)

6 Ryan Pulock 2013 NHL Draft (1st round, 15th overall)

8 Noah Dobson 2018 NHL Draft (1st Round, 12th overall)

11 Zach Parise Signed as a free agent on Oct. 10, 2021

12 Josh Bailey 2008 NHL Draft (1st Round, 9th overall)

13 Mathew Barzal 2015 NHL Draft (1st Round, 16th overall)

15 Cal Clutterbuck Acquired via trade from MIN on June 30, 2013

17 Matt Martin Acquired via trade from TOR on July 3, 2018

18 Anthony Beauvillier 2015 NHL Draft (1st Round, 28th overall)

21 Kyle Palmieri Acquired via trade from NJD on April 7, 2021

24 Scott Mayfield 2011 NHL Draft (2nd Round, 34th overall)

25 Sebastian Aho 2017 NHL Draft (5th Round, 139th overall)

26 Oliver Wahlstrom 2018 NHL Draft (1st Round, 11th overall)

27 Anders Lee 2009 NHL Draft (6th Round, 152nd overall)

28 Alexander Romanov Acquired via trade from MTL on July 7, 2022

29 Brock Nelson 2010 NHL Draft (1st Round, 30th overall)

30 Ilya Sorokin 2014 NHL Draft (3rd Round, 78th overall)

32 Ross Johnston Signed as a free agent on March 31, 2015

40 Semyon Varlamov Signed as a free agent on July 1, 2019

41 Nikita Soshnikov Signed as a free agent on September 21, 2022

44 Jean-Gabriel Pageau Acquired via trade from OTT on February 24, 2020

53 Casey Cizikas 2009 NHL Draft (4th Round, 92nd overall

15 Cal Clutterbuck Oct. 13 vs. FLA , Nov. 8 at NYR

25 Sebastian Aho Oct. 13 vs. FLA – Oct. 20 vs. NJD

26 Oliver Wahlstrom Oct. 13 vs. FLA

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.

HEAD COACH SHELDON KEEFE

On what he liked from the group tonight:

I just liked how we were able to stay with it. It was a different type of game than we’ve played, and we just stayed with it. We waited to get our chances and when we did, we made good on a couple of them. As you said, a combination of great goaltending, good defensive play, a little bit of luck and opportunistic players. They made good on their chances.

On the benefit for the team mentally from winning more of a low scoring game:

Yeah, I think it’s really good. I think it’s really healthy for our team in a lot of ways. Like I said, it’s a different type of game, offence is harder to come by as we expected it would be coming into the game. I just liked that our guys didn’t get frustrated with that first period. Not a lot going on. We just stayed with it. We gave up some chances and got saves which was good. Then when we got our chances, we made good on them. It would have been nice to get the goal on the breakaway early in the game, it might have been a different game if that’s the case, but we didn’t and it wasn’t, so we just had to stay patient and like it. We have to find a way to win the boring games too sometimes.

On if he has reflected on the significance of going 15-4-1 in his first 20 games as Maple Leafs coach:

No, I haven’t really. Every day brings a new challenge and, I said it before and I still believe it, we’re still not close to where I think we can get to. I think we’ve got a lot of room to grow as a team. That’s exciting and that’s what keeps us working. As a coach at various levels, I’ve had a lot of experience with coaching teams that go on stretches and runs like this. You recognize that you’re not going to be satisfied. You’ve got to continue to work and continue to get better and find the things that you can improve upon and I think that’s what we come to work every day to do.

On where the team can improve:

Well, in all areas, really. I think our play in terms of our ability to come out of our end, I think that can improve. I think being good and diligent in games like this today. It’s an area where it’s a low event game and not much happening. You can still defend well enough to give ourselves enough time to wait for our chance to come. Special teams, all those types of things, I think, can go a long way. But that’s not to say we didn’t have positives because there certainly is. We’ve been doing a lot of really good things. We’ve been resilient as a group, even though we’ve lost players to injury. We created a little extra adversity for our team today going into it, obviously, giving Freddie the day off and putting Hutch in. That raises the awareness of the team a little bit and creates some extra challenge there in terms of not having Freddie who has been so great for us and then Hutch who is trying to find his way. Clearly, he did today.

PIERRE ENGVALL (1 GOAL)

On his goal:

On the goal I just tried to hold onto it for a second to get the goalie moving and I think I found a spot there. So, it was really nice to see it go in. Obviously, [Kapanen] makes a — I don’t know what to say about that play — but it’s pretty good.

On the play Kapanen made to get him the puck before he scored:

Every time I see [Kapanen] go to the net with the puck with that speed I just try to catch up and be ready to shoot the puck. When I saw it, I was like, ‘sick play.’

MICHAEL HUTCHINSON (33 SAVES)

On his performance tonight:

Yeah, I obviously felt pretty good tonight. I felt really, really relaxed out there. I thought it was good to build off of the Detroit game in the New Jersey game. It was nice to get the win on that, but with the circumstances of the break and travelling same day it was getting more — personally, it felt like you had to battle through a lot of stuff. So coming in here and getting back into an actual game routine to be able to take the Detroit game and build off that for myself was huge. It was a lot of fun out there tonight. The guys played extremely hard. I thought we did a really good job defensively, we really made them have to work to try and generate chances. And then the guys bailed me out on a couple huge plays too.

On what he has done to put himself in a better headspace at this point in the season:

Yeah, it’s everything, really. It’s kind of resetting and knowing you can’t change anything that happened earlier in the season. But the team is playing great. I’ve been able to come to the rink positive every single day. Even when I’m not playing, enjoying the wins, enjoying the successes that other guys are having, whether they’re scoring goals or Freddie’s making big saves, getting wins. So, when you do that it’s eventually it’s going to come around to you. We’ve been playing so well as a group that now, it’s nice for myself to be a part of that and be able to contribute to those wins.

MITCH MARNER (2 ASSISTS)

On tonight’s defensive effort:

Yeah, it was good, I think we were coming back and we were getting quickly out of our zone. That team’s a heavy forechecking team, they get in on the forecheck hard and that’s how they create all their offence. I think we made it important to come back, talk to each other, try and find the exit quickly and get back on the forecheck. I thought we did a good job of that tonight.

On the bench’s reaction to Kapanen’s play to set up the opening goal:

I think like everyone else in the crowd. That’s a hell of a move by him and a hell of a pass as well to get it through to Pierre and that started us all off. It was a great play by him.

AUSTON MATTHEWS (1 GOAL, 1 ASSIST)

On the play of Hutchinson:

He was just dialed in.  I think when we gave up good chances to their team he came up with some big saves. I know Hutch was all-time for us tonight. All the credit goes to him, he made some huge saves that kept us in the game, and we were able to capitalize on a couple chances and, I mean, he played unbelievable.

On the play that set up his goal tonight:

I just saw him get the puck and he’s got pretty good vision, so I just had a feeling he was going to throw the puck towards the middle and I just kind of tried to deflect it. I think it went off my stick, went off their stick and kind of trickled in the net, so, pretty fortunate there. Think I just had a feeling he was going to try and get the puck in that area and I just tried to make the most of it