The Columbus Blue Jackets are back at home to face the Toronto Maple Leafs tonight at 7:00 PM.
Toronto Maple Leafs – 4-4-2 – 10 Points – Won 1 – 6th in the Atlantic
Columbus Blue Jackets – 3-4-0 – 6 Points – Lost 1 – 7th in the Metro
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Player Notes Per CBJ PR
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Charlie Coyle has 4-21-25 in 33 career GP vs. Toronto, including a 0-4-4 effort last season on Oct. 29, 2025.
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Luca Del Bel Belluz has 1-1-2 in two career matchups with Toronto and notched all points with his first career multi-point effort on Jan. 22, 2025.
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Adam Fantilli has 6-2-8 in nine career GP vs. the Leafs, with multi-goal performances in each of the last two seasons (2-1-3 on Nov. 20, 2025 & 3-0-3 on Jan. 22, 2025).
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Valeri Nichushkin has 8-5-13 in 14 career GP against Toronto, with a hat trick on Mar. 8, 2025 (3- 1-4), and has notched 6-3-9 in his last eight matchups as well as scoring in three of his six career home matchups against the Maple Leafs (6-2-8).
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Mathieu Olivier has 3-5-8 in eight career GP and has all points in four of his last six matchups after notching his first career four-point game on Oct. 29, 2025 (1-3-4).
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Zach Werenski has 2-19-21 with 6 multi-point efforts in 20 career GP, including having a 3-game overall point streak (2-4-6) as well as a 3-game home point streak (2-3-5), and has collected 2-7-9 in his last 6 overall.
Blue Jackets Stats
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Power Play – 11.8% – 29th in the NHL
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Penalty Kill – 68.0% – 29th in the NHL
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Goals For – 17 – 30th in the NHL
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Goals Against – 23 – 12th in the NHL
Maple Leafs Stats
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Power Play – 27.6% – 7th in the NHL
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Penalty Kill – 96.4% – 1st in the NHL
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Goals For – 29 – 10th in the NHL
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Goals Against – 31 – 25th in the NHL
Series History vs. The Maple Leafs
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The Blue Jackets are 23-20-1-1 overall, and 10-11-0-1 at home vs. Toronto.
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The Jackets have earned points in seven of their last nine matchups against the Maple Leafs (6-2-1).
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The Blue Jackets have won three of the last four matchups at Nationwide Arena in the series, out-scoring the Maple Leafs by six goals (19-12).
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CBJ have scored five-plus goals in five of their past six victories over the past 3 campaigns, including four instances of six-plus goals.
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CBJ has gone 100 percent on the penalty kill percentage in the last six games between clubs (13-of-13).
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Columbus has won the past three season series, taking two wins in each season.
Who To Watch For The Maple Leafs
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Auston Matthews leads the team in goals(6), assists(7), and points(13)
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Kirill Marchenko has 4 goals and 9 points.
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Goalie Anthony Stolarz is 2-1-0 with a SV% of .875
Injured Reserve & Other Injuries
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Dante Fabbro – Broken Hand – IR – 7 Games Missed
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Isac Lundestrom – Achilles Surgery – LTIR – 7 Games Missed
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Ivan Provorov – Lower Body – IR – 7 Games Missed
TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 25
How to Watch & Listen: Tonight’s game will be simulcast on The Blue Jackets Hockey Network and 97.1 The Fan, with Steve Mears behind the mic doing the play-by-play.
TV: CBJHN (Spectrum HD Ch. 320/1320; IP Ch. 349; Prime Video, Fubo)
Next Up For Columbus: The CBJ take on the Toronto Maple Leafs tonight at 7:00 PM.
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