MAPLE LEAFS NOTES
Toronto enters Tuesday’s recreation coming off a 4-2 win over the Minnesota Wild on Sunday and are 2-0-1 of their final three video games. Morgan Rielly, Bo Groulx (2G) and Matthew Kines had been the goalscorers within the Canadian squad’s current victory.
The Maple Leafs (70 factors) sit seventh within the Atlantic Division and 11 factors behind the Boston Bruins (81 factors) for the second Wild Card spot within the Eastern Conference.
Auston Matthews won’t swimsuit up in opposition to the Islanders on Tuesday evening and is out for the remainder of the season with a MCL tear. He suffered the damage following a knee-on-knee collision with Radko Gudas of the Anaheim Ducks on Mar. 12. Matthews led the staff with 27 targets, together with a pair within the 4-3 defeat to the Isles earlier this season, and ranks fourth on the staff with 53 factors (27G, 26A) this season.
On Mar. 5, Toronto despatched Nicolas Roy to the Colorado Avalanche in trade for a 2027 first-round draft decide and a 2026 fifth-round choice. Roy tallied 20 factors (5G, 15A) in 59 video games for the Maple Leafs this season.
On Mar. 6, Bobby McMann was traded to the Seattle Kraken in return for a conditional 2027 second-round decide (through CBJ) and a 2026 fourth-round decide (through ANA). McMann had 32 factors (19G, 13A) and 135 hits for the staff in blue at the time of the commerce.
John Tavares will play his former squad for the 18th time on Tuesday. Tavares has 13 factors (7G, 6A) in 17 profession video games in opposition to the Islanders however didn’t discover the scoresheet within the first assembly of the season at UBS Arena. The 35-year-old ranks third on Toronto with 55 factors (23G, 32A) this yr.
William Nylander leads the Maple Leafs with 63 factors (23G, 40A) in 51 video games performed this season. Nylander didn’t play within the final assembly between these two groups.
Toronto ranks fourth within the NHL with 1,551 hits and 1,055 blocked photographs.
The Maple Leafs personal the 18th greatest power-play unit (19.8%) and third greatest penalty kill (83.5%) within the NHL this season.
