Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Columbus Blue Jackets | Game preview, prediction and odds | November 26, 2025

The struggling Toronto Maple Leafs have travelled to Columbus, to take on the Blue Jackets on Nov. 26, in an attempt to secure just their second win in eight games, after suffering a 5-2 defeat to Canadiens on Saturday.

Heading into tonight matchup, the Maple Leafs are at the bottom of the Atlantic Division with 21 points and 9-10-3 record. After losing back-to-back games, the Columbus Blue Jackets are tied for 5th in the Metropolitan Division with 25 points and 11-9-3 record.

Toronto fans and media have put head coach Craig Berube on the hot seat, in an attempt to spark a shift in momentum for the struggling Maple Leafs, who have been riddled with multiple injuries since the start of the new season. As the Leafs wrapped up their practice on Tuesday, Berube had some uplifting words for his team as they look to get back to winning ways.

"That's the way you got to look at things. The glass is half full. We got an aopportunity tomorrow to get two points. That's gotta be our focus & then we'll go from there to the next game," said Berube after practice.

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Maple Leafs vs. Blue Jackets head-to-head and key stats

• Toronto have lost four of the last five regular season meetings against Blue Jackets
• Toronto's 3.36 GF/G game average puts them at 6th overall in league, Columbus are 24th with 2.87
• Toronto are tied 26th in PP% with 15.5, Columbus are 23rd with 17.1
• Toronto's 80% penalty kill puts them at 18th in the NHL vs. Columbus at 28 with 73.7 PK%
• Toronto are 31st in league in GA/G with 3.73, Columbus are 25th with 3.26
• Points leaders: John Tavares is 15th in NHL points leaderboard with 27 points, compared to Blue Jackets' Kirill Marchenko at 33 with 22 points

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Maple Leafs vs. Blue Jackets Preview

Toronto's top line forwards Auston Matthews and Matthew Knies and Nicolas Roy are set to return to the lineup vs. Blue Jackets tonight. While head coach Criag Berube did not confirm which three forwards will be scratched for tonight's game,

THN's David Alter observed Dakota Joshua, Sammy Blais, Mattias Maccelli and Jacob Quillan to be the last to leave the ice after practice, and hence speculates, those four forwards will not play tonight vs. Columbus.

Toronto's projected lines vs. Blue Jackets (Subject to change)

Forwards:

Knies - Matthews - Cowan

Robertson - Tavares - Nylander

Lorentz - Domi - McMann

Laughton - Roy - Jarnkrok

Defencemen:

Rielly - Ekman-Larsson

Benoit - McCabe

Mermis - Stecher

Goaltenders:

Woll

Hildeby

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Maple Leafs vs. Blue Jackets odds and prediction:

The Columbus Blue Jackets are the favorites to win at -125, Toronto are underdogs at +105. The puck line is set at +1.5 for Toronto (-241); they have to win outright or lose by just one goal to cover the spread. Blue Jackets, at +196, have to win by two goals or more to cover a -1.5 spread. The over/under is set at 6 goals.

Score prediction: Maple Leafs 4, Blue Jackets 3

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Maple Leafs vs. Blue Jackets betting tips:

• Over/under: Take over on 6 goals (-110)
• Money line: Take Toronto to win (+105)
• Puck line: Take Toronto to cover the +1.5 spread (-241)