The Toronto Maple Leafs (22-13-2) are favorites when they welcome in the New York Islanders (14-16-7) on Tuesday, December 31 at 1:00 PM ET on ESPN+. The Maple Leafs are -148 on the moneyline to win, while the Islanders have +124 moneyline odds.
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Maple Leafs to win vs Islanders -148
Maple Leafs vs. Islanders Betting Lines
- Favorite: Maple Leafs (-148)
- Underdog: Islanders (+124)
- Over/under: 6
Maple Leafs vs. Islanders Quick Facts
- Toronto has combined with its opponent to put up more than 6 goals in 22 of 37 games this season.
- So far this season, 62.2% of New York’s games (23/37) have had more goals than Tuesday’s over/under of 6.
- Tuesday’s over/under is 0.2 above the combined goal-scoring average of 5.8 for these two clubs.
- These two clubs concede a combined 6.0 goals per game, 0.0 more than this game’s over/under.
Maple Leafs Stats, Moneyline & Leaders
Maple Leafs Season Stat Insights
- The Maple Leafs offense’s 115 total goals (3.1 per game) rank 12th in the league.
- Toronto is ranked 12th in league action in goals against this season, having conceded 105 (2.8 per game).
- The squad has the league’s 10th-best goal differential at +10 this season.
- The 22 power-play goals Toronto has put up this season (on 108 chances) rank 14th in the NHL.
- The Maple Leafs’ 20.37% power-play conversion rate this season ranks 18th in the league.
- Toronto’s offense has netted two shorthanded goals this season (15th among all squads).
- The Maple Leafs have the league’s 11th-ranked penalty-kill percentage at 81.36%.
- The Maple Leafs’ players win 52.2% of their faceoffs to rank seventh in the league.
- Toronto scores on 10.8% of its shots as a team, ranking 15th in the league.
- The Maple Leafs average 24.5 hits and 16.3 blocked shots per game.
Maple Leafs Moneyline
- Toronto has won 16 of its 28 games as a favorite this season.
- The Maple Leafs have won 10 of the 17 games they have played with moneyline odds shorter than -148.
- The moneyline odds say Toronto has a 59.7% chance of winning this game.
Maple Leafs Leaders
- Mitchell Marner: 13 goals and 37 assists
- William Nylander: 23 goals and 18 assists
- John Tavares: 18 goals and 19 assists
- Anthony Stolarz: 9-5-2 record, .927 save percentage, 35 goals allowed
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Islanders Stats, Moneyline & Leaders
Islanders Season Stats Insights
- The Islanders have scored 99 goals this season (2.7 per game) to rank 26th in the NHL.
- New York has allowed 3.2 goals per game, and 118 total, which ranks 21st among all NHL teams.
- They have a -19 goal differential, which ranks 25th in the league.
- New York has recorded 11 power-play goals this season, which ranks 32nd in the NHL (on 96 chances).
- The Islanders have the NHL’s 32nd-ranked power-play conversion rate of 11.46%.
- New York has scored three shorthanded goals this season (eighth among all NHL squads).
- The 63.29% penalty-kill percentage the Islanders have put totgether is the league’s 32nd-ranked rate.
- The Islanders have the best faceoff win rate in the NHL (55.5%).
- The 9.4% shooting percentage New York has amassed ranks 28th in the league.
- The Islanders have not had a shutout victory yet this season.
Islanders Moneyline Insights
- This season the Islanders have eight wins in the 18 games in which they’ve been an underdog.
- New York has eight games this season playing as an underdog by +124 or longer, and is 3-5 in those contests.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies a 44.6% chance for the Islanders to win.
Islanders Leaders
- Anders Lee: 17 goals and 14 assists
- Bo Horvat: nine goals and 18 assists
- Kyle Palmieri: 12 goals and 14 assists
- Ilya Sorokin: 11-11-4 record, .897 save percentage, 75 goals given up
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