- Matchup: Toronto Maple Leafs vs New York Islanders
- Date: Thursday, April 9, 2026
- Venue: UBS Arena, Elmont, NY
- Broadcast: MSG Sportsnet
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This Thursday, the Toronto Maple Leafs (32-31-14) travel to UBS Arena, aiming to secure a victory against the New York Islanders (42-31-5).
Following a narrow 7-6 loss to the Kings, the Toronto Maple Leafs are looking to address some inconsistencies. In that game, they converted 6 out of 20 shots on goal and managed to score twice on four power play opportunities. Despite the defeat, their offensive performance was commendable, accumulating 14 penalty minutes during the match.
At even strength, the Maple Leafs have conceded 233 goals while scoring 202. Their opponents have been granted 215 power play opportunities (21st in the NHL), successfully converting 38 of them into goals. Throughout this season, Toronto has tallied 241 goals (16th in the league) but has also allowed 271. With a total of 2,055 shots, the team’s shooting percentage stands at 11.7%. Currently, the Maple Leafs have 78 points with a points percentage of .506. They have faced 2,501 shots against them, maintaining a save percentage of .892. Toronto has had 188 power play opportunities, capitalizing on 39 with a 20.74% success rate.
Guarding the net for Toronto will be Anthony Stolarz. To date, he has achieved 82 quality starts with a quality start percentage of .586 and a save percentage of .913 over 7,584 minutes in goal. Stolarz has faced 4,598 shots, making 4,200 saves, and has allowed 398 goals throughout his career, boasting a goals-against average of 2.84. His career record stands at 74-49-15, with 140 games as the starting goaltender in his 167-game professional career.
In their latest outing, the New York Islanders suffered a 4-3 loss against the Hurricanes, failing to capitalize on their lone power play chance. The Islanders netted 3 goals from 16 shots on goal in that clash.
This season, the New York Islanders have scored 222 goals and have accrued 89 points, translating to a points percentage of .571. The team has conceded 224 goals, including 186 at even strength and 38 while short-handed. New York has produced 184 even-strength goals and 38 on the power play, a ranking of 26th in the NHL. With 228 power play chances, their success rate is 16.67%. They have taken 2,180 shots (12th in the NHL) with a shooting percentage of 10.18% while allowing 2,195 shots against. Their penalty kill rate sits at 81.46%, successfully denying opponents on 205 power play attempts, and the team’s save percentage is 89.8%.
In goal for the Islanders will be Ilya Sorokin, who has stopped 8,269 of 9,038 shots, achieving a .915 save percentage. Sorokin carries a career record of 153-111-38 over 305 games, with 299 as the starter. His experience includes 13,536 minutes on the ice, a quality start percentage of 64.5%, and he has made 193 quality starts. On average, opponents score 2.57 goals per game against him, totaling 769 goals over his career.
What are your predictions for tonight’s NHL matchup—who will win against the spread or moneyline?
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