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Game: Toronto Maple Leafs vs Columbus Blue Jackets

Date: Wednesday, November 26, 2025

Location: Nationwide Arena in Columbus, OH

TV: Fanduel Sports Network

Odds/Point Spread: Maple Leafs (+172) Blue Jackets (-210)

Nationwide Arena is the location where the Columbus Blue Jackets (11-9-3) will compete against the Toronto Maple Leafs (9-10-3) on Wednesday. The moneyline on this game has Toronto at +172 and Columbus is priced at -210. The betting total is set at 6.

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The Toronto Maple Leafs were on the losing side of the ice with a 5-2 loss against the Canadiens in their previous outing. Toronto compiled 35 penalty minutes for this game. The Maple Leafs didn’t have their best offensive outing in the loss. They also had 3 power play chances and scored 1 goal. In the outing, they finished 2 out of the 26 shots they attempted.

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Pertaining to their goal scoring prowess, the Toronto Maple Leafs have notched 74 goals (7th in pro hockey) over the course of the season and have given up 82. For the season, the have a total of 21 points and their points percentage comes in at .477. Toronto has accumulated 58 power play opportunities and they have notched 9 goals out of those tries, garnering them a rate of 15.52%. While playing at even strength, the Maple Leafs have conceded 69 goals while having 65 when they are on offense. Toronto has tried 611 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 12.1%. The Maple Leafs have had 681 shots taken against them and hold a save percentage of .880. Toronto Maple Leafs opponents have earned 65 power play tries (19th in the NHL) and have tallied 13 goals in those attempts.

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The man protecting the net in this game is Joseph Woll. Opponents have scored 209 goals against Woll in his NHL career and his goals against rate is 2.79. Woll has taken the ice for 78 games throughout his hockey career. His save percentage currently is .910 during his 4,134 mins on the ice. He has amassed an overall record of 48-27-2 and he was named the starter in 75 games. For his career, Woll has compiled 44 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .587. Woll has had 2,330 shots against him and has recorded 2,121 saves.

In their last contest, Columbus played the Capitals in a game where the Blue Jackets took a loss by a final of 5-1. They had 2 power play attempts in this outing but weren’t able to notch a goal. The Blue Jackets notched 1 goal of the 23 shots on goal they attempted.

Over the course of the season, the Columbus Blue Jackets have a total of 66 goals, 25 points, in addition to a points percentage of .543. They have granted a total of 75 goals to be scored by of a combination of 60 goals at even strength and 15 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Blue Jackets have accumulated 57 goals at even strength and 9 goals (31st in professional hockey) while on the power play. They have recorded 53 chances on the power play and they have a power play rate of 16.98%. Columbus has taken 698 shots (4th in the league) and has accumulated a shooting percentage of 9.46%, while allowing the other team 722 shots. They have accumulated a penalty kill percentage of 73.68% on the other teams 57 power play opportunities, and their save percentage sits at 89.6%.

Across the ice you are expected to see Jet Greaves in goal. He has recorded 1,039 saves out of the 1,133 shots taken against him, giving him a save % of .917. Greaves has earned a lifetime record of 17-13-5 and has participated in 35 games. He was named a starter in 34 games and has played for a total of 1,149 mins. Greaves’ quality start percentage comes out to 67.6% and he has 23 quality starts in his NHL career. Teams are averaging 2.76 goals per contest and he has yielded 94 goals overall.

Who will win tonight’s NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Tony’s Pick: Take Toronto (+172)

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