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CBJ
TOR
5-5-1
ROAD / HOME
8-4-2
2.95
GOALS FOR
3.50
3.20
GOALS AGAINST
3.70
17.4%
POWER PLAY
15.1%
72.0%
PENALTY KILL
78.3%
30.6
SHOTS FOR
27.8
31.5
SHOTS AGAINST
31.1
51.3%
FACE-OFFS
55.7%
TORONTO: LAST THREE GAMES
THU, 11/13
vs. Kings
OTL 4-3
SAT, 11/15
@ Blackhawks
L, 3-2
TUE, 11/18
vs. Blues
OTW, 3-2
TORONTO: TEAM LEADERS
GOALS
John Tavares
11
ASSISTS
William Nylander
18
POINTS
William Nylander
27
ODDS & PROJECTIONS
CBJ WIN PER MONEYPUCK:
52%
CBJ ODDS PER BETMGM:
-110
Two nights after seeing their five-game point streak come to an end, the Columbus Blue Jackets are back at it Thursday night when they face the Toronto Maple Leafs in the second game of a four-game road trip.
Here are five things to know before the 7:00 p.m. puck-drop:
The Leafs score a lot, ranking fourth in the league at 3.50 goals per game. But they also give up a lot, ranking 31st in the league at 3.70 goals allowed per game. Joseph Woll gets his third start of the season in net for Toronto; he missed the first month of the season and was away from the team for personal reasons. Auston Matthews and Matthew Knies, amongst others, are out for this game.
On the Columbus side of the net, Jet Greaves is back between the pipes per head coach Dean Evason. He’s made seven starts this month, and the Blue Jackets have points in six of those games (4-1-2).
Blue Jackets defensemen have combined for 15 goals this season, more than any other team’s blueliners. Leading the way there is Zach Werenski, whose sixth goal of the season Tuesday night gave him 400 career points in the NHL.
This is the second of three meetings this year between the two clubs. The Blue Jackets won 6-3 on home ice October 29th, and the two team’s will meet again next Wednesday in Columbus to conclude their season series.
Yegor Chinakhov is back in the lineup for Thursday’s game and will be on the fourth line, playing with Luca Del Bel Belluz and Isac Lundestrom. No other changes are expected. Here are the complete projections:
LW
C
RW
10
Dmitri Voronkov
19
Adam Fantilli
86
Kirill Marchenko
11
Miles Wood
23
Sean Monahan
91
Kent Johnson
4
Cole Sillinger
3
Charlie Coyle
24
Mathieu Olivier
59
Yegor Chinakhov
21
Isac Lundestrom
65
Luca Del Bel Belluz
LD
RD
8
Zach Werenski
9
Ivan Provorov
5
Denton Mateychuk
78
Damon Severson
2
Jake Christiansen
15
Dante Fabbro
Starting Goalie
Back-Up
73
Jet Greaves
90
Elvis Merzlikins
