Maple Leafs lineup tonight: Toronto’s projected lineup for game against New York Islanders

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 on Tuesday. Ahead of the game on Thursday, the Maple Leafs will likely turn to the same lineup they used to win on Tuesday.

Maple Leafs lines

Forwards

Max Pacioretty - John Tavares - Mitch Marner
Matthew Knies - David Kampf - William Nylander
Bobby McMann - Max Domi - Nick Robertson
Steven Lorentz - Connor Dewar - Ryan Reaves

Toronto will be without star forward Auston Matthews, who's dealing with an undisclosed injury. Matthews is skating but his timeframe for return is still not set.

“It was good to see Auston out there skating with us, so that was a good sign,” Maple Leafs coach Craig Berube said Monday, via NHL.com. “I think everybody was excited about him being out there too. ... I think he feels pretty good, so we will just go from there. That’s all I’ve got for you on that.”

Toronto is averaging 3.1 goals per game this season.

Defenseman

Jake McCabe - Chris Tanev
Morgan Reilly - Philippe Myers
Simon Benoit - Conor Timmins

Toronto will continue to trot out the same blue line, which has been a strength for the Maple Leafs.

Goalies

Joseph Woll
Matt Murray

Joseph Woll will get the start again. Woll is 11-6 with a 2.48 GAA and a .913 SV%. In his career against the Islanders, he's 2-1 with a 2.03 GAA and a .929 SV%.

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Toronto beat New York at home on Tuesday and now goes on the road to play the Islanders.

The Maple Leafs have been playing well even with Matthews out of the lineup. Toronto should be able to limit the Islanders offense again. The Maple Leafs will edge out another low-scoring win here.

Prediction: Maple Leafs 4, Islanders 2

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An NHL fan his whole life, Cole played rep hockey in Canada from age 5 until 17 and grew up rooting for Martin St. Louis and the Tampa Bay Lightning. His all-time favorite players are Vincent Lecavalier and Steven Stamkos, while Jon Cooper is his favorite coach of all time.

Cole attended Sheridan College and received his journalism degree in 2019. After decades of watching and reporting, he considers his knowledge of sports as his primary strength. He ensures that the same story has been reported by at least two reputed reporters before creating it.

Cole enjoys playing golf and spending time with friends and family when not reporting breaking stories. His favorite sports moment is from the 2010 Olympics, when Sidney Crosby scored the golden goal in overtime to beat Team USA for the gold medal.

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Maple Leafs lineup tonight: Toronto’s projected lineup for game against New York Islanders | January 2, 2025

Maple Leafs lines

Forwards

Defenseman

Goalies

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