NY Islanders vs Toronto Prediction: NY Still Trying to Сatch Up with the Leafs

Prediction for the NHL New York Islanders vs Toronto Maple Leafs. match, which will take place on March 22nd. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

On the eve of the matchup with Toronto, Lane Lambert's team held an away tour in which they first lost to Los Angeles (2-5) but confidently coped with the Western outsiders Anaheim (6-3) and San Jose (4-1). Due to those wins, the Islanders claimed their place in the Eastern wild-card zone, where they currently sit in seventh place. Their main rivals, Pittsburgh and Florida, are two and three points behind. Overall, there is little doubt that the Islanders will end up in the playoffs. The team has been excellent of late and has lost only two games out of the previous nine in regulation time, winning six times during that stretch.

The Maple Leafs have a much easier league situation than the Islanders, and Sheldon Keefe's team has all but secured a playoff spot. However, that fact doesn't prevent Toronto from picking up ten straight wins out of their last 15 games. The Leafs won their previous two games as well. First, Toronto defeated Carolina (5-2) and then started their road trip with a 5-4 shootout win over Ottawa.

The Islanders will play their first game after a tough California road trip, so they are rightly viewed as the underdog. In addition, the H2H statistics with the Islanders in recent years are on the Leafs' side. Most likely, the game will be productive. Although the Islanders are one of the lowest-scoring teams of the season, four of their last five games ended with a TO (5.5), as have five of Toronto's last six games.