Columbus Blue Jackets @ Toronto Maple Leafs
07:30 PM at Scotiabank Arena
Watch on: SN, TVAS, FDSNOH

The Leafs last game was at home on January 20 against the Tampa Bay Lightning, which Toronto won by a score of 5-3 in regulation. The Leafs have a record of 30-16-2 for a 0.646 Points %.

The Columbus Blue Jackets last played away on January 20 against the New York Islanders. The Blue Jackets lost by a score of 3-1 in regulation, and their current league record is 22-18-7 for a 0.543 Points %.

Them

Columbus is defying expectations this season by not being bad. They're also not all that good, however.

They are right in the Maple Leafs range of below average Corsi and Expected Goals at five-on-five. Where Toronto deals with that by having a very good Save % in all-situations, Columbus has a very poor one, and lacks talented forwards.

Lines

Last Game (2025-01-20) via Daily Faceoff

Dmitri Voronkov - Adam Fantilli - Kirill Marchenko
James van Riemsdyk - Cole Sillinger - Kent Johnson
Zach Aston-Reese - Luca Del Bel Belluz - Mathieu Olivier
Mikael Pyyhtia - Sean Kuraly - Justin Danforth

Zach Werenski - Dante Fabbro
Damon Severson - Ivan Provorov
Jake Christiansen - Jack Johnson

Elvis Merzlikins likely starter
Daniil Tarasov

Us

Max Pacioretty is now officially on IR, and Jacob Quillan has been recalled.

It was an optional skate today, but Dennis Hildeby is confirmed as the starter. Lines are from yesterday's practice.

Lines

David Alter via Daily Faceoff

Matthew Knies - Auston Matthews - Mitch Marner
Bobby McMann - Pontus Holmberg - William Nylander
Max Domi - Fraser Minten - Nicholas Robertson
Steven Lorentz - David Kämpf - Ryan Reaves

Morgan Rielly - Jake McCabe
Oliver Ekman-Larsson - Chris Tanev
Simon Benoit - Conor Timmins

Joe Woll
Dennis Hildeby - confirmed starter

The Game

The Leafs need to stay alert against a team that is much easier to beat than the last one, but isn't a guaranteed win either.

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