New York Islanders vs Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto beat the Islanders 3-1 on Tuesday when David Kampf, Steven Lorentz and John Tavares scored as Joseph Woll made 30 saves for the Maple Leafs, who have won five of eight. That game was at Toronto and the the Leafs have won eight of 10 in the second game of a home-and-home situation. Toronto also has won four of its past five road contests and New York is 2-8 playing with one day of rest. The Islanders have lost five of seven overall and they are 5-10 against Eastern Conference foes. Ilya Sorokin will start for New York and he is 11-12-4 this season. Woll is expected to get the call again for Toronto and he is 11-6-0 with a 2.48 goals-against average and a .913 save percentage. Take the Maple Leafs.

New York is 27-19-3 OVER and Toronto is 24-21-2 OVER this season and both goalies who are expected to start tonight have goals-against averages of more than 3.00. Ilya Sorokin is likely for the Islanders and he owns a 3.17 GAA and this will be his first start since Jan. 23. Sorokin has allowed three or more goals in four of his past five games. Ilya Samsonov is confirmed for the Maple Leafs and he is 8-3-6 with a 3.36 goals-against average and .878 save percentage. The past four meetings have gone OVER, including both this season as the Islanders won each 4-3 in overtime. New York is 9-1 OVER versus the Atlantic Division and 12-3 OVER against Eastern Conference teams. Toronto is 7-2 OVER against the Metropolitan Division the OVER is 23-9-1 the past 33 meetings between these teams. Play the OVER.

Toronto has won four in a row while allowing only three goals during the streak, including a 7-1 trouncing of San Jose on Tuesday when Mitchell Marner had two goals and two assists and Martin Jones stopped 22 of 23 shots. Jones is confirmed for tonight's game and he is 8-3-0 with a sparkling 1.97 goals-against average and a .934 save percentage with two shutouts. New York has lost four of five following a 5-2 defeat against Vancouver two nights ago. The Islanders have allowed 16 goals their past four games and Ilya Sorokin will be in net and he is 12-8-8 with a 3.20 GAA this season. The Maple Leafs are 5-0 against teams that scored two or fewer goals their previous game and the Islanders are 2-10 after scoring two or fewer. New York has lost four of five following a loss of at least three goals. Take the Maple Leafs as a Max Play. 

Toronto has won four of five, including its past two games against Ottawa and Nashville and Ilya Samsonov is likely in net tonight after shutting out the Predators 4-0 with 18 saves on Saturday. The Maple Leafs have won five of the past seven meetings with the New York Islanders, who beat Los Angeles 3-2 in overtime on Saturday. Samsonov is 5-1-3 and will be getting more starts with Joseph Woll on the injured list. Ilya Sorokin is probable for the Islanders and he is 7-4-6 with a 3.12 goals-against average. Sorokin twice has allowed five goals his past four appearances and those were against New Jersey and San Jose and he currently has career lows in save percentage (.913) and goals-against average (3.12). Take the Maple Leafs as a Max Play.