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Toronto Maple Leafs vs Columbus Blue Jackets

Regular season · Tuesday, October 20, 2026 · Nationwide Arena

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Game preview

The Toronto Maple Leafs visit the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on CBJNHL, CBJHN, SN and SN360.

This is the first of 3 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Maple Leafs

First game of a road trip.

  1. 102026-10-10: at COL
  2. 112026-10-11: no game
  3. 122026-10-12: no game
  4. 132026-10-13: at UTA
  5. 142026-10-14: no game
  6. 152026-10-15: vs BUF
  7. 162026-10-16: no game
  8. 172026-10-17: vs NYI
  9. 182026-10-18: no game
  10. 192026-10-19: vs SJS
  11. 202026-10-20: at CBJ, second of a back-to-backB2B
rest since last game
0 days
rest since last game
since last game
~315 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~315 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Blue Jackets

Back home after a game in Minnesota.

  1. 102026-10-10: at STL, second of a back-to-backB2B
  2. 112026-10-11: no game
  3. 122026-10-12: no game
  4. 132026-10-13: vs FLA
  5. 142026-10-14: no game
  6. 152026-10-15: no game
  7. 162026-10-16: no game
  8. 172026-10-17: vs NYR
  9. 182026-10-18: at MIN, second of a back-to-backB2B
  10. 192026-10-19: no game
  11. 202026-10-20: vs TOR
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~618 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,235 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Toronto Maple LeafsMaple LeafsTue, Oct 13 at UTA
  1. L1Roslovic#96Matthews#34Marchenko#86
    9:37 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewPaul#20McKenna#92Sissons#15
    6:09 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewTavares#91Nylander#88Cowan#53
    5:53 together at 5v5
  1. D1McCabe#22Raddysh#43
    12:12 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewRielly#44Stecher#28
    5:32 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewEkman-Larsson#95Blankenburg#3
    3:19 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Tavares CMatthews CNylander RMarchenko RRaddysh D3:07
  2. 2McKenna LRoslovic CCowan RRielly DBlankenburg D0:23

Penalty kill

  1. 1Sissons CBlueger CMcCabe DStecher D1:31
  2. 2Paul LDuhaime LEkman-Larsson DStecher D0:29
Columbus Blue JacketsBlue JacketsTue, Oct 13 vs FLA
  1. L1Knies#89Johnson#91Fantilli#19
    8:53 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewMonahan#23Nichushkin#43Garland#83
    6:27 together at 5v5
  3. L3Coyle#3Sillinger#4Olivier#24
    4:53 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewHeinen#58Lomberg#94Voronkov#10
    4:27 together at 5v5
  1. D1Severson#78Werenski#8
    15:29 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewGudbranson#44Soucy#7
    9:43 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewChristiansen#2Mateychuk#5
    9:42 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Knies LCoyle CJohnson CFantilli CWerenski D1:19
  2. 2Voronkov LMonahan CNichushkin RGarland RMateychuk D0:46

Penalty kill

  1. 1Coyle CSillinger CSeverson DWerenski D1:10
  2. 2Heinen LCoyle CChristiansen DMateychuk D0:59

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

TORCBJ

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

TOR 47% (2nd most shuffled)CBJ 63% (10th most shuffled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26 · under 10 pulls is a small sample

TOR 1:29 left (3rd latest · 9 pulls)CBJ 1:29 left (3rd latest · 19 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

TOR 45.8s (4th shortest)CBJ 50.6s (5th longest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

TOR 26% (7th least often)CBJ 34% (6th most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series