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Columbus Blue Jackets at Toronto Maple Leafs

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Columbus Blue Jackets
34-32-9
Final
0 - 5
Toronto Maple Leafs
47-25-4

Nylander, Robertson each score twice to back Stolarz in Maple Leafs' 5-0 win over Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Toronto Maple Leafs: Game Highlights

Auston Matthews also scored, and Morgan Rielly added two assists. Stolarz had his second shutout of the season and 10th overall.

Elvis Merzlikins stopped 22 shots for Columbus.

Takeaways Blue Jackets: Columbus is six points back of the Montreal Canadiens for the second wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference.

Maple Leafs: Toronto wrapped up a playoff spot for the ninth straight season Wednesday and leads the Atlantic Division with six games remaining in the regular season.

Key moment Merzlikins turned the puck over, leading to Robertson’s opening goal midway through the first period.

Key stat Toronto defenseman Chris Tanev blocked two shots in the first period to set a season franchise record. He topped the mark of 176 blocks set by Carl Gunnarsson in 2013-14.

Up next The Blue Jackets are at Ottawa Senators on Sunday night. The Maple Leafs are at Florida on Tuesday night.

Regular Season Series

CBJ win series 2-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 10:03 Nicholas Robertson Goal (13) Wrist Shot, assists: Pontus Holmberg (10)
Goal 2nd Period 12:28 Nicholas Robertson Goal (14) Wrist Shot, assists: Max Domi (23)
Goal 3rd Period 1:11 William Nylander Goal (43) Wrist Shot, assists: Morgan Rielly (29), Brandon Carlo (10)
Goal 3rd Period 4:21 William Nylander Goal (44) Wrist Shot, assists: Morgan Rielly (30), Auston Matthews (41)
Goal 3rd Period 16:27 Auston Matthews Goal (30) Wrist Shot, assists: Mitch Marner (70), Matthew Knies (26)

Statistics

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15 Blocked Shots 14
18 Hits 24
5 Takeaways 2
27 Shots 27
0 Power Play Goals 0
1 Power Play Opportunities 1
0.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
19 Faceoffs Won 26
42.2 Faceoff Win Percent 57.8
17 Giveaways 15
4 Total Penalties 4
14 Penalty Minutes 14
Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Oliver Ekman-Larsson, D Out Apr 17
David Kampf, C Out Apr 17
Jake McCabe, D Out Apr 17
Jani Hakanpaa, D Injured Reserve Feb 1
Columbus Blue Jackets Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jake Christiansen, D Day-To-Day Apr 16
Owen Sillinger, C Out Mar 18

Game Information

Scotiabank Arena

Location: Toronto, ON
Attendance: 19,179 | Capacity:

2024-25 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Washington 51 21 111 9
Carolina 47 29 99 5
New Jersey 42 33 91 7
Columbus 39 33 87 9
NY Rangers 38 36 83 7
NY Islanders 35 34 82 12
Pittsburgh 33 36 78 12
Philadelphia 33 38 76 10

2024-25 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Toronto 51 26 106 4
Tampa Bay 47 26 102 8
Florida 47 31 98 4
Ottawa 44 30 95 7
Montreal 40 31 91 11
Detroit 39 35 85 7
Buffalo 35 39 77 7
Boston 33 39 76 10
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