The top team in the Atlantic Division hits the ice as the Toronto Maple Leafs face the New York Islanders. It is time to continue our NHL odds series with an Islanders-Maple Leafs prediction and pick.

The New York Islanders (14-15-7) dug deep and beat the Pittsburgh Penguins (16-16-5) 6-3 on Saturday Night in UBS Arena. Casey Cizikas and Anders Lee scored two goals each, leading New York past the recently hot Penguins.

Pittsburgh Penguins coach Mike Sullivan has seen enough of the New York Islanders to know what they’re about. And he knows, even if they’ve largely struggled this season, the Islanders still present a stiff challenge to the Penguins.

The New York Islanders could not complete a sweep of their back-to-back, home-and-home set with the Pittsburgh Penguins, as they fell 3-2 in Sunday’s rematch at PPG Paints Arena.

The Islanders at least ensured that they will keep on hanging around in this race with a 6-3 win over the Penguins in the home leg of the back-to-back.

The New York Islanders and New York Rangers have been involved in four of the last five conference finals. Both teams have made the playoffs in the previous two seasons. They have two of the top 10 goalies in the league, a handful of high-end players, high-profile coaches and general managers.