Toronto Maple Leafs vs New York Islanders: Game preview, predictions and odds | January 2, 2025

The Toronto Maple Leafs are on the road to play the New York Islanders on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. ET. Toronto (23-13-2) is coming off a 3-1 win over the Islanders (14-17-7) on Tuesday.

Maple Leafs vs Islanders: Head-to-head & key stats

• Toronto is 79-71-7-13 all-time against the Islanders
• The Maple Leafs are averaging 3.1 goals per game
• New York is 7-8-2 at home
• Toronto is allowing 2.78 goals per game
• The Islanders are averaging 2.67 goals per game
• The Maple Leafs are 8-6-2 on the road
• New York is allowing 3.18 goals per game

Toronto Maple Leafs vs New York Islanders: Preview

The Maple Leafs are led by Mitch Marner, who has 51 points, William Nylander (43 points) and John Tavares (38 points). Auston Matthews is still out with an injury.

The Maple Leafs will start Joseph Woll, who's 11-6-0 with a 2.48 GAA and a .913 SV%. In his career against New York, he's 2-1 with a 2.03 GAA and a .929 SV%.

New York, meanwhile, is on a two-game losing streak. The Islanders are led by Anders Lee, who has 30 points, Bo Horvat (27 points), Kyle Palmieri (26 points) and Simon Holmstrom (22 points).

The Islanders are expected to start Ilya Sorokin, who's 11-12-4 with a 2.92 GAA and a .898 SV%. In his career against Toronto, he's 6-4 with a 2.80 GAA and a .917 SV%.

Maple Leafs vs Islanders: Odds & Prediction

Toronto is a -120 favorite while New York is a +100 underdog, with the over/under set at 5.5 goals.

The Maple Leafs played New York well on Tuesday and now go on the road to play them again. Toronto should be able to continue to limit the Islanders' offense as Woll has been solid in goal.

Meanwhile, the Maple Leafs can score often, and they will get another win over the Islanders here.

Prediction: Maple Leafs 4, Islanders 2

Maple Leafs vs Islanders: Betting Tips

Tip 1: Toronto ML (-120)

Tip 2: Over 5.5 goals (-130)