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# Preview: Islanders @ Maple Leafs
- URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/preview-islanders-maple-leafs/
- Published: 2026-09-30T16:00:33.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-30T16:00:32.000Z
- Description: SEGABABA already? This is a Prime game.
- Author: Cathy Squires
- Tags: Game Coverage

### New York Islanders @ Toronto Maple Leafs  
07:30 PM at Scotiabank Arena  
Watch on: Prime, MSGSN

The Leafs last game was at home on September 29 against the Montréal Canadiens, which Toronto lost by a score of 3-2 in regulation. The Leafs have a record of 0-1-0 for a 0 Points %.

The New York Islanders are playing their first game tonight.

### Them

No Mat Barzal yet for the Islanders, but the rest of the team is available to play their opener tonight.

Matthew Schaefer with the A on the jersey and a job on PP1\. 

#### Lines

Andrew Gross via [Daily Faceoff](https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/new-york-islanders/line-combinations/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

Simon Holmstrom - Bo Horvat - Kyle Palmieri  
Matias Maccelli - Calum Ritchie - Brayden Schenn  
Victor Eklund - Jean-Gabriel Pageau - Emil Heineman  
Ondrej Palat - Casey Cizikas - Anthony Duclair

Adam Pelech - Matthew Schaefer  
Alexander Romanov - Ryan Pulock  
Logan Stanley - Tony DeAngelo

Ilya Sorokin - starter  
Semyon Varlamov

### Us

The Leafs held an optional skate attended by two scratches, one of whom is drawing in: 

> Bo Groulx in the lineup for the Leafs tonight against the Islanders  
>  
> Anthony Stolarz will start
> 
> — Anna Dua (@AnnaNoelleDua) [September 30, 2026](https://x.com/AnnaNoelleDua/status/2105319625957490893?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

While the lines below do represent the way the game started, there was a lot of Easton Cowan on the second line. Expect to see that again. I'm not sure where they'll put Bo Groulx here, but I'll assume in for Zack MacEwen.

#### Lines

Last Game (2026-09-29) via [Daily Faceoff](https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/toronto-maple-leafs/line-combinations/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

Kirill Marchenko - Auston Matthews - Jack Roslovic  
Gavin McKenna - John Tavares - William Nylander  
Easton Cowan - Nick Paul - Colton Sissons  
Brandon Duhaime - Teddy Blueger - Bo Groulx

Morgan Rielly - Darren Raddysh  
Jake McCabe - Chris Tanev  
Oliver Ekman-Larsson - Troy Stecher

Anthony Stolarz - starter  
Sergei Bobrovsky

### The Game

Lots of good things happened in the first game, most obviously a lot of speed. What comes now is the start of the long grind to see how sustainable the first game excitement can be. 

Go Leafs Go!