'I Felt A Little Nauseous That I Didn't Want It To Be Too Serious': Matthew Knies Explains Injure Scare at Practice, Will Play as Maple Leafs Visit Islanders, Lineups and Where to Watch

"I kind of fell awkward back onto my knee and pushed it wrong and just was in a lot of discomfort there, it just didn't feel right to me," Knies explained. "It kind of felt more serious than it was when I was exiting the ice, I just kind of had to let it settle down and kind of ease it up and it started to feel good by the end of the day."

It's good news for the Maple Leafs team that will not see any changes to its lineup other than Noah Gregor returning after missing one game due to a flu bug. Nick Robertson, will be scratched again, despite having three goals in his last four games.

Martin Jones will make his sixth consecutive start in goal when the Toronto Maple Leafs visit the New York Islanders at UBS Arena on Thursday. 

The 33-year-old veteran is 4-0-0 in January with a .972 save percentage. 

The Islanders will start Ilya Sorokin in goal. He has a career save percentage of .916 in six games against the Maple Leafs.

Where to watch

In the Toronto region, the game will be broadcast and streamed on TSN4. For the rest of Canada, the game will be streamed on Sportsnet+ Premium. In the United States, the game will be broadcast and streamed on ESPN. For the rest of the world, the game will stream on the respective country's NHL Live streaming carrier.