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Pre-game Report: TOR @ NYI

April 1, 2019, 12:54 PM ET [211 Comments]
Ben Shelley
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The Toronto Maple Leafs will be in New York to face the Islanders tonight. Here’s the pre-game report.


HEAD TO HEAD

The Islanders have won both games against the Maple Leafs this season, outscoring them 10-1.

The Islanders have been good at home (24-12-4) while the Maple Leafs have been good on the road (22-12-5).

The Islanders are 6-4-0 in their last 10 games, while the Maple Leafs have struggled, going 3-5-2.


PLAYERS TO WATCH
Below we look at notable players that have recently performed well or underperformed.

HOT STREAK
NYI: Josh Bailey has five points in his last five games.
NYI: Jordan Eberle has five points in his last four games.
TOR: Zach Hyman has 13 points in his last 17 games.
TOR: Jake Muzzin has 12 points in his last 18 games.
TOR: William Nylander has nine points in his last nine games.
TOR: John Tavares has 20 points in his last 16 games.

COLD STREAK
NYI: Nick Leddy has two points in his last 11 games.
TOR: Andreas Johnsson has two points in his last seven games.
TOR: Nazem Kadri has two points in his last seven games.
TOR: Kasperi Kapanen has one point in his last eight games.
TOR: Patrick Marleau has one point in his last seven games.
TOR: Morgan Rielly has two points in his last six games.


GOALIE MATCHUP (Projected Starters, Unconfirmed at time of post)
NYI: Robin Lehner is 5-4-0 in his career against the Maple Leafs, with a .921 save percentage.
TOR: Frederik Andersen is 6-1-1 in his career against the Islanders, with just a .903 save percentage.


PERFORMANCE VS OPPONENT
Below, we look at how each player has historically performed vs the opponent.

*Note: I realize PPG isn’t an accurate measure for defenders, but without getting into point shares/deeper defensive stats, analysis for defense will be based on their offensive history.*


NYI INDIVIDUAL vs TOR

OVERPERFORMERS
Josh Bailey= 0.62 PPG (34 GP, 21 Points), Career= 0.54 PPG
Mathew Barzal= 1.40 PPG (5 GP, 7 Points), Career= 0.90 PPG
Anthony Beauviller= 0.75 PPG (8 GP, 6 Points), Career= 0.40 PPG
Casey Cizikas= 0.50 PPG (20 GP, 10 Points), Career= 0.32 PPG
Jordan Eberle= 1.31 PPG (16 GP, 21 Points), Career= 0.72 PPG
Nick Leddy= 0.83 PPG (18 GP, 15 Points), Career= 0.43 PPG
Anders Lee= 0.79 PPG (14 GP, 11 Points), Career= 0.61 PPG
Brock Nelson= 0.65 PPG (17 GP, 11 Points), Career= 0.50 PPG
Ryan Pulock= 0.75 PPG (6 GP, 4 Points), Career= 0.45 PPG

NO DIFFERENCE
Johnny Boychuk= 0.30 PPG (33 GP, 10 Points), Career= 0.30 PPG
Cal Clutterbuck= 0.32 PPG (19 GP, 6 Points), Career= 0.29 PPG
Michael Dal Colle= 1.00 PPG (1 GP, 1 Point), Career= 0.20 PPG
Leo Komarov= 0.50 PPG (2 GP, 1 Point), Career= 0.36 PPG
Tom Kuhnhackl= 0.33 PPG (3 GP, 1 Point), Career= 0.24 PPG
Robin Lehner= .921 SV%, Career= .917 SV%
Matt Martin= 0.24 PPG (21 GP, 5 Points), Career= 0.19 PPG
Scott Mayfield= 0.00 PPG (3 GP, 1 Point), Career= 0.26 PPG
Adam Pelech= 0.29 PPG (7 GP, 2 Points), Career= 0.25 PPG
Devon Toews= 0.00 PPG (2 GP, 0 Points), Career= 0.38 PPG

UNDERPERFORMERS
N/A


TOR INDIVIDUAL vs NYI

OVERPERFORMERS
Zach Hyman= 0.75 PPG (8 GP, 6 Points), Career= 0.45 PPG
Nazem Kadri= 1.00 PPG (20 GP, 20 Points), Career= 0.63 PPG
Nikita Zaitsev= 0.50 PPG (8 GP, 4 Points), Career= 0.29 PPG

NO DIFFERENCE
Connor Brown= 0.25 PPG (8 GP, 2 Points), Career= 0.39 PPG
Travis Dermott= 0.50 PPG (4 GP, 2 Points), Career= 0.31 PPG
Tyler Ennis= 0.55 PPG (20 GP, 11 Points), Career= 0.51 PPG
Frederik Gauthier= 0.00 PPG (2 GP, 0 Points), Career= 0.17 PPG
Ron Hainsey= 0.28 PPG (40 GP, 11 Points), Career= 0.28 PPG
Andreas Johnsson= 0.00 PPG (3 GP, 0 Points), Career= 0.56 PPG
Kasperi Kapanen= 0.20 PPG (5 GP, 1 Point), Career= 0.41 PPG
Auston Matthews= 1.00 PPG (8 GP, 8 Points), Career= 0.98 PPG
Mitch Marner= 0.88 PPG (8 GP, 7 Points), Career= 0.93 PPG
Jake Muzzin= 0.46 PPG (13 GP, 6 Points), Career= 0.44 PPG
William Nylander= 0.78 PPG (9 GP, 7 Points), Career= 0.69 PPG
Calle Rosen= N/A, Career= 0.25 PPG
John Tavares= 0.00 PPG (2 GP, 0 Points), Career= 0.95 PPG

UNDERPERFORMERS
Frederik Andersen= .903 SV%, Career= .918 SV%
Patrick Marleau= 0.50 PPG (30 GP, 15 Points), Career= 0.71 PPG
Morgan Rielly= 0.38 PPG (16 GP, 6 points), Career= 0.52 PPG


General Summary

The Islanders have won both of their games against Toronto this season, outscoring the Maple Leafs 10-1. Advantage NYI.

The Islanders have been good at home (24-12-4) while the Maple Leafs have been good on the road (22-12-5). The Islanders have been better in their last 10 games (6-4-0) than Toronto (3-5-2). Advantage NYI.

The Maple Leafs have more players on hot streaks but also more players on cold streaks. No advantage.

Robin Lehner has historically been better against Toronto than Frederik Andersen has been against the Islanders. Advantage NYI.

The Islanders have nine skaters who historically overperform against Toronto, while the Maple Leafs have three skaters who overperform and two who underperform. Advantage NYI.


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