Islanders at Maple Leafs NHL Betting Preview
NHL Hockey Action Returns on Monday
Islanders at Maple Leafs NHL Betting Preview
The second half of the National Hockey League officially kicks off on Monday as the league resumes play with a pair of games, including an Eastern Conference contest between the New York Islanders and the Toronto Maple Leafs. Let’s take a look and breakdown some key factors for this showdown between the Islanders at Maple Leafs NHL Betting Preview matchup for Monday night in Toronto.
Islanders Back to Action
The New York Islanders are looking to finally get some positive momentum going as the second half of the National Hockey League season gets underway tonight with the Isles on the road up against the Toronto Maple Leafs. New Coach Patrick Roy is 1-2-1 so far in his first four games, but the biggest takeaway from this club since his hire has been the return of solid defensive structure and consistent effort on every shift from every skater.
That hard work demand is going to continue with Roy and that’s why General Manager/President of Hockey Operations Lou Lamoriello hired him. After this road game, the Isles head back to Elmont to start a four-game homestand that includes the Tampa Bay Lightning, Calgary Flames, Seattle Kraken and closing with their hated rivals, the New York Rangers.
Confetti Clean-Up in Toronto
The Toronto Maple Leafs return to the ice just days after the All-Star Game took over Scotiabank Arena and the surrounding area for all the weekend festivities. The Leafs fans were out in full force to support their All-Stars, Forwards Auston Matthews, William Nylander, Mitch Marner, and defenseman Morgan Rielly.
All four players were on the “Team Matthews” squad, coached by Boston Bruins leader Jim Montgomery. Mitch Marner was the only Leaf to score in the semifinal game, which they won 6-5 in a shootout, and in the final, Team Matthews beat the squad led by Connor McDavid 7-4, thanks to a pair of goals by Matthews, which led to him being named All Star Game MVP.
Now that all the fun is over, it’s back to serious business for the Blue and White, and now’s the time for them to get into this Atlantic Division race. This is a big contest for them right out of the break to continue the three-game winning streak they currently have running. The Islanders have beat Toronto twice, in identical 4-3 overtime games back on Long Island, now they will look to get the pair of points at home tonight.
Islanders at Maple Leafs Betting Odds
Sportsbooks have the hosting Toronto Maple Leafs NHL Odds betting odds to win as moderate favorites against the visiting New York Islanders on Monday night priced in the range around -155 to -165. The Islanders have lost seven of their last nine games overall, including six straight losses on the road, and three of their last five contests going past regulation time.
The Maple Leafs have won three games in a row and four of their last five overall. Each of the previous two head-to-head meetings this season have ended in 4-3 overtime victories by New York and three of their last five meetings have gone to overtime.
The Leafs and the Isles have been ranked number one and two, respectively, in number of games going past regulation time this season, with Toronto at 19 games and New York at 17 games.
Concluding the Islanders at Maple Leafs NHL Betting Betting Preview: The total for this contest is set at 6.5 goals shaded to the Over between the pick’em price range of -110 and -115. The last four head-to-head meetings have gone Over the total in three games, with one landing as a push.
The Islanders have gone Under in three of their last four games since Patrick Roy took over as Head Coach. The Over has cashed in four of the last five meetings overall, but in Toronto, the Under is 4-1 in the last five games at Scotiabank Arena.
Check out all the updated Toronto Maple Leafs and New York Islanders NHL Picks and Parlays, NHL Odds to Win NHL Starting Lineups, Scores, Standings, futures, Stanley Cup odds, team stats, recent news and betting tips, right here at Point Spreads.
