The calendar flipped to 2025 and the New York Islanders are set to host the Toronto Maple Leafs at UBS Arena on Thursday night.

The New York Islanders headed into the 2024-25 season with a roster similar to the one from the season prior, yet the team’s play has regressed. They are quickly falling out of the playoff race, and hope among fans is beginning to fade.

There is plenty of blame to go around for the Islanders’ struggles this season, but the star players’ struggles is a big reason for their poor play.

Hakanpaa spent 30 minutes working with skills staff on his ailing knee while Ekman-Larsson is expected to return to the lineup after a bout with a stomach bug.

The season that Horvat was named captain of the Canucks was also Miller's first season in Vancouver after the team acquired him from the Tampa Bay Lightning at the 2019 NHL Draft.

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The Toronto Maple Leafs have scored a goal on the man advantage in six of their last nine games, including Tuesday afternoon against this lowly Isles PK. Mitch Marner factored into that goal and has cashed on his power-play points prop in five of his last nine games.

The New York Islanders currently sit at the bottom of the Metropolitan Division and have won just 14 of 38 games to begin the 2024-25 season.

This Islanders team has run its course. It's time for New York to act like it heading into a crucial trade deadline and offseason.

David Kampf, Steven Lorentz and John Tavares scored as the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the New York Islanders 3-1 on Tuesday to move into a tie with idle Florida for the top spot in the Atlantic Division.

The 2024 portion of the New York Islanders schedule didn't go their way. View the original article to see embedded media. After 38 games, the team is 14-17-7 for seventh in the Metropolitan Division,