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(AP) -- Perhaps the only bright spot that emerged from last season for New York Islanders was the chance to select John Tavares. The Toronto Maple Leafs won't even get a high draft pick with a terrible finish.

Toronto-area native Tavares and the Islanders look to end a seven-game road trip on high note as they face the lowly Maple Leafs on Monday night.

A league-low 61 points last season put New York in position to draft Tavares with the No. 1 overall pick. The 19-year-old center, born in Mississauga, Ontario - approximately 18 miles from Toronto - will make his Air Canada Centre debut. (MORE)

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Final	1	2	3	Tot
NY Islanders	1	0	0	1
St. Louis	1	1	2	4

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Final Boxscore

Three Stars
1:	David Perron, StL (2G)
2:	Paul Kariya, StL (1A)
3:	Erik Johnson, StL (1A)

Standings
Atlantic Division
	W	L	OTL	Pts
Pittsburgh	15	8	0	30
New Jersey	14	6	1	29
Philadelphia	12	7	1	25
NY Rangers	11	10	1	23
NY Islanders	8	8	7	23

Leaders
Points:	J. Tavares	19
Plus/Minus:	T. Hunter	5
Shots on Goal:	K. Okposo	71
PIM:	T. Jackman	51
Win:	D. Roloson	6
Shutouts:	M. Biron	1

Offense (Rank)
Goals:	62 (16)
Shots:	695 (10)
PP%:	18.8% (20)
Penalty Minutes:	274 (22)
Assists:	98 (21)
SH Goals:	2 (15)

Defense (Rank)
Goals Against:	67 (7)
Shots Against:	756 (1)
PK%:	81.1% (13)
Penalty Minutes:	304 (16)
Shutouts:	1 (18)
Sv%:	0.911 (9)

Next 5
Date	Opp	Previous
11/23	@ Tor	-
11/25	vs. Phi	-
11/27	vs. Pit	L 3-4 10/3
11/28	@ NJ	L 1-2 11/6
12/3	@ Atl	W 6-3 11/7
Full Schedule

Last 10
Date	Opp	Final
11/21	@ StL	L 1-4
11/20	@ Min	L 2-3
11/16	@ Bos	W 4-1
11/14	@ Fla	L 4-5
11/13	@ Car	W 4-3
11/11	@ Was	L 4-5
11/7	vs. Atl	W 6-3
11/6	@ NJ	L 1-2
11/4	@ Buf	L 0-3
11/2	vs. Edm	W 3-1

Injuries
Date	Player	Status
11/7/2009	R. Martinek	Torn right ACL (IR)
11/7/2009	D. Weight	Upper-body injury (IR)
9/30/2009	M. Flood	Lower-body injury (IR)
9/29/2009	J. Reich	Broken wrist (IR)
9/14/2009	R. DiPietro	Knee surgery (IR)

Transactions
Date	Player	Transactions
11/16/2009	A. MacDonald	Called up from minors from Bridgeport-AHL
10/17/2009	J. Rechlicz	Sent to minors Bridgeport-AHL
10/17/2009	P. Morency	Suspension Over
10/16/2009	J. Rechlicz	Called up from minors from Bridgeport-AHL
10/13/2009	J. Rechlicz	Sent to minors Bridgeport-AHL
10/10/2009	J. Rechlicz	Called up from minors from Bridgeport-AHL
10/7/2009	J. Rechlicz	Sent to minors Bridgeport-AHL
9/30/2009	C. de Haan	Assigned to Junior Club Oshawa-OHL
9/30/2009	M. Katic	Sent to minors Bridgeport-AHL
9/30/2009	T. Marcinko	Sent to minors Bridgeport-AHL

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