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The Toronto Maple Leafs are on the road to play the Columbus Blue Jackets on Wednesday, October 29, at 7:30 p.m. ET.
Toronto (5-4-1) is coming off a 4-3 win over Calgary on Tuesday. Columbus (5-4) is coming off a 4-3 OT win over Buffalo on Tuesday.
Maple Leafs vs. Blue Jackets: Head-to-head & key stats
- This is the first meeting between the teams this season
- Toronto is averaging 3.5 goals per game
- Columbus is 1-3 at home
- The Maple Leafs are allowing 3.6 goals per game
- The Blue Jackets are averaging 3.11 goals per game
- Toronto is 0-2 on the road
- Columbus is allowing 3.11 goals per game
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Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Columbus Blue Jackets: Preview
Toronto is on a two-game winning streak and now heads on the road for the second half of a back-to-back. The Maple Leafs are led by William Nylander who has 15 points, Matthew Knies has 13 points, John Tavares has 13 points, and Auston Matthews has 8 points.
The Maple Leafs will start Cayden Primeau, who's 2-0 with a 3.46 GAA and a .875 SV% this season. He's 2-1 with a 1.77 GAA and a .946 SV% in his career against Columbus.
Columbus, meanwhile, is on a two-game winning streak and is coming off a 4-3 OT win over Buffalo. The Blue Jackets will start Elvis Merzlikins, who's 3-1 with a 2.96 GAA and a .915 SV% this season. He's 3-3 with a 4.43 GAA and a .876 SV% in his career against Toronto.
The Blue Jackets have a well-balanced offense, led by Kirill Marchenko, who has nine points, Dmitri Voronkov, who has nine points, and Boone Jenner and Zach Werenski, who each have six points.
Maple Leafs vs. Blue Jackets: Odds & Prediction
Toronto is a -105 underdog while Columbus is a -115 favorite, and the over/under is set at 6.5 goals.
The Maple Leafs rallied to beat Calgary, but will start Primeau, who has struggled in both of his wins.
Columbus should come out strong at home and score early and often on Primeau to get a big win here. Toronto has still struggled defensively at times with Tanev out.
Prediction: Blue Jackets 5, Maple Leafs 3.
Maple Leafs vs. Blue Jackets: Betting Tips
Tip 1: Columbus ML (-115)
Tip 2: Over 6.5 goals (-115)
Tip 3: John Tavares 3+ shots on goal (-145)
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