Toronto Maple Leafs (40-26-15, t-13th in NHL) vs. Columbus Blue Jackets (49-24-8, 4th in NHL)
Puck drop: 6:00 p.m. EST
Arena: Air Canada Center
Watch: Sportsnet
Matchup Stats
Statistics courtesy of SportingCharts.com
| Stat | Cls | Tor |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 106 | 93 |
| Record % | 0.663 | 0.581 |
| Home Winning % | 0.688 | 0.603 |
| Away Winning % | 0.618 | 0.55 |
| Shootout Winning % | 0.5 | 0.111 |
| Goal Differential Per Game | 0.69 | 0.19 |
| Shot Differential Per Game | 0.66 | -0.85 |
| Hits Per Game | 20 | 23.8 |
| PIM Per Game | 8.7 | 9.9 |
| Opponent PIM Per Game | 8.7 | 10.1 |
| Goals Per Game | 3.03 | 3.04 |
| Even Strength Goals Per Game | 2.4 | 2.25 |
| Power Play Goals Per Game | 0.51 | 0.71 |
| Shots Per Game | 31.1 | 31.9 |
| Shots Per Goal | 10.3 | 10.5 |
| Team Shooting % | 0.097 | 0.095 |
| Power Play % | 0.198 | 0.241 |
| Goals Against Per Game | 2.34 | 2.85 |
| ES Goals Against Per Game | 1.84 | 2.24 |
| PP Goals Against Per Game | 0.48 | 0.54 |
| Shots Against Per Game | 30.41 | 32.79 |
| Shots Against Per Goal | 13.01 | 11.5 |
| Opp. Team Shooting % | 0.077 | 0.087 |
| Penalty Kill % | 0.824 | 0.826 |
| Save % | 0.923 | 0.913 |
| Goals Against Average | 2.31 | 2.81 |
| Shutouts | 8 | 5 |
| Opponent Save % | 0.903 | 0.905 |
| Opponent Goals Against Average | 2.99 | 2.99 |
| Opponent Shutouts | 5 | 2 |
Toronto Maple Leafs Projected Lines
Forwards
Leo Komarov – Nazem Kadri – Connor Brown
Zach Hyman – Auston Matthews – William Nylander
James van Riemsdyk – Tyler Bozak – Mitch Marner
Matt Martin – Brian Boyle – Kasperi Kapanen
Defencemen
Jake Gardiner – Nikita Zaitsev
Morgan Rielly – Connor Carrick
Matt Hunwick – Roman Polak
Goaltenders
Starter: Curtis McElhinney (8-7-2, 2.67, 0.918)
Backup: Garret Sparks
Injured: Eric Fehr, Nikita Soshnikov, Josh Leivo, Frederik Andersen
Scratched: Martin Marincin, Ben Smith, Alexey Marchenko
Columbus Blue Jackets Projected Lines
Jones, Wennberg and Hartnell are anticipated scratches, per Aaron Portzline
Forwards
Nick Foligno – Brandon Dubinsky – Cam Atkinson
Brandon Saad – Alexander Wennberg – Sam Gagner
Scott Hartnell – Boone Jenner – Oliver Bjorkstrand
Matt Calvert – William Karlsson – Josh Anderson
Defencemen
Gabriel Carlsson – Seth Jones
Jack Johnson – David Savard
Kyle Quincey – Markus Nutivaara
Goaltenders
Starter: Joonas Korpisalo (6-5-1, 2.96, 0.902)
Backup: Sergei Bobrovsky
Scratched: Scott Harrington, Lauri Korpikoski
Injured: Ryan Murray (hand), Zach Werenski (upper body), Lukas Sedlak (upper body)
Who’s Hot
- Auston Matthews: 12 points (eight goals, four assists) in last 10 games
- James van Riemsdyk: four goals in last six games
- Tyler Bozak: five points (one goal, four assists) during four-game point streak
- Boone Jenner: three points (two goals, one assist) in last two games
