New York Islanders
Tony DeAngelo will return to the lineup against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday (6:45 p.m. ET; HULU, ESPN+, TSN4). The defenseman missed six games with a lower-body injury sustained in the first period of a 4-3 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks on March 24. “Tony’s a go,” Islanders coach Peter DeBoer said after ruling him a game-time decision Wednesday. DeAngelo has 33 points (five goals, 28 assists) and is averaging 19:03 of ice time in 72 games this season. “The last two weeks for me, having to watch these six games, everybody’s battling through stuff, and unfortunately, I couldn’t play through mine,” DeAngelo said. “Obviously, I would have if I could. To be there after playing 72 games in a row and then have to miss the six most important ones of the season, it hurts.”