The Blue Jackets and Maple Leafs play the second of three meetings this season
The Blue Jackets visit Toronto tonight for the first of two meetings at Scotiabank Arena this season.
The Blue Jackets blew the Leafs out of NWA on October 22 by a score of 6-2, so I would expect Toronto to try to return the favor against Columbus tonight.
The Leafs come into this game having won their last three games by a combined score of 16-9 and have won 7 of their last 10. The Jackets have only scored a single goal in their last two and will need to be firing on all cylinders to even come close to beating the Maple Leafs. The Leafs are a high-flying, high-scoring team despite missing Auston Matthews for 15 games this season.
This one will be tough, but the CBJ have a winning record all-time in their history playing in Toronto.
Series History vs. The Maple Leafs
- Columbus is 11-8-1 on the road and 20-19-1 in 40 all-time games against the Maple Leafs.
- The Jackets are 4-2 in the last 6, and 14-11 in the last 25 games vs. Toronto.
Who To Watch For The Maple Leafs
- Mitch Marner leads the Leafs with 52 assists and 67 total points.
- William Nylander leads the team with 28 goals.
- Goalie Joseph Woll is 17-8 with a .907 SV%.
- Dennis Hildeby is 3-2 with a .884 SV%.
CBJ Player Notes vs. The Maple Leafs
- Zach Werenski has 14 points in 15 games against the Leafs.
- Kent Johnson has 7 points in 6 games.
- Justin Danforth has 7 points in 7 games vs. Toronto.
Injuries
- Boone Jenner (shoulder) is on Injured Reserve on Oct. 7; (47 Games)
- Erik Gudbranson (upper body) is on Injured Reserve on Oct. 16; (44 Games)
- Yegor Chinakhov (upper body) is on Injured Reserve (26 Games)
- Sean Monahan (upper body); is on Injured Reserve retroactive to Dec. 7 (6 Games)
TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 193
How to Watch & Listen: Tonight's game will be on FanDuel Sports Network. Steve Mears will be on the play-by-play. The radio broadcast will be on 97.1 The Fan with Bob McElligott behind the mic doing the play-by-play.
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