Blue Jackets vs Maple Leafs

The pregame narrative: Toronto's tendency to overlook the NHL's worst has us expecting a surprisingly close game. We're backing Columbus in a trio of markets in ...

The Blue Jackets are averaging the eighth-fewest shots in the league, but that’s still a rate of 29.5 per game. Toronto has gone below this total in five consecutive outings and eight of its last 11. Toronto is an extremely underwhelming 5-5-3 in 13 games against some of the worst squads you’ll see. There are six teams in the NHL with fewer than 70 points entering Tuesday’s action, and here is how the Maple Leafs have faired against them. [ NHL odds ](http://online.northstarbets.ca/page?key=ej0xMzUzNDc2NCZsPTEzNTM0Nzg5JnA9MTcxMjg%3D&utm_source=thestar&utm_medium=display&utm_campaign=NorthStarBetsawareness2023_NorthStarBets_&utm_content=custom/tracking_textlink) as of 9:12 a.m. The pregame narrative: Toronto’s tendency to overlook the NHL’s worst has us expecting a surprisingly close game.

Jet Greaves will make his NHL debut after playing this season in the American Hockey League in Cleveland.

All of the time playing in the AHL proved worth it for the undrafted goalie as he was recently called up to the NHL team as an emergency loan for the Blue Jackets. Greaves and the Blue Jackets will take on the Leafs in Toronto on TSN at 7 p.m. A Cambridge goalie is set to hit the ice and make his NHL debut with the Columbus Blue Jackets as they take on the Toronto Maple Leafs.

The pregame narrative: Auston Matthews is firing plenty of pucks on net and the matchup is too juicy to ignore. Johnny Gaudreau is also shooting a lot, making ...

His 17 shots over the last seven days are tied for third in the NHL. [ NHL odds ](http://online.northstarbets.ca/page?key=ej0xMzUzNDc2NCZsPTEzNTM0Nzg5JnA9MTcxMjg%3D&utm_source=thestar&utm_medium=display&utm_campaign=NorthStarBetsawareness2023_NorthStarBets_&utm_content=custom/tracking_textlink) as of 10:14 a.m. The Toronto forward has an eye-popping 34 shots across his last five games, an average of 6.8 per contest. The matchup is also a massive plus as Columbus is horrible at limiting opposing teams’ shot volume. [ Marchenko to score 1+ point (-109) ](http://online.northstarbets.ca/page?key=ej0xMzUzNDc2NCZsPTEzNTM0Nzg5JnA9MTcxMjg%3D&utm_source=thestar&utm_medium=display&utm_campaign=NorthStarBetsawareness2023_NorthStarBets_&utm_content=custom/tracking_textlink): On the topic of Columbus first-liners, Marchenko is excelling alongside Gaudreau and Boone Jenner on the top unit. Lastly, we’re picking Kirill Marchenko to record a point.

Preview the Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Toronto Maple Leafs matchup with odds, betting stats, trends, ranks, and more.

44 (11th) 57 (11th) Blue Jackets (+300) 302 (31st) 202 (30th) Maple Leafs (-365)

Grant White breaks down Tuesday's NHL game between the Columbus Blue Jackets and Toronto Maple Leafs.

For years the Maple Leafs have been one of the best analytics teams in the NHL, and that hasn’t changed this season. That’s terrible news for the Blue Jackets, who have struggled to contain inferior opponents over their recent stretch. The content on this page is for informational purposes only. Consequently, we have the Leafs earmarked for several monstrous efforts as their analytics balance out. Not surprisingly, the Leafs have fallen below their season-long average in all but two outings. [Toronto Maple Leafs](https://www.actionnetwork.com/nhl/odds/toronto-maple-leafs) a gentle end to the regular season. We may be compensated for the links provided on this page. Toronto has put forth some assertive performances over the last couple of weeks. Nine of the last 11 teams they’ve faced have attempted at least 10 high-danger chances. The Blue Jackets were ruled out of a postseason berth well before the math added up, though. Columbus ranks dead-last in the Metropolitan Division and has been mathematically eliminated from postseason contention for weeks. Get up-to-the-minute [NHL Odds](https://www.actionnetwork.com/nhl/odds)here.

Preview, analysis, quotes, and TV info for the Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Columbus Blue Jackets game on April 4th, 2023 at Scotiabank Arena.

He’s going to get another follow-up and another picture of the finger today, and that will set the course for the rest of the week. Right now, it’s going to be a day-to-day thing in terms of sorting through exactly where he’s and what the time frame might be. Luke Schenn will have the night off, and then he’ll go back in against Boston. Other than when I stack a line here or there during a game, we haven’t worked with [Marner] and [Nylander] together a lot, so that’s something I wanted to give a little bit of time to. [Marlies](/toronto-marlies/) as the Leafs needed a roster spot to emergency recall Woll. However, according to Keefe, he will participate in warmups tonight in anticipation of getting him back on the ice for practice tomorrow. It gives us another chance to look at Nick Abruzzese, but more importantly, it helps us have everything else a little more settled. He was on a flight during the That leaves Jake McCabe and Justin Holl together; they’ve played 30 minutes as a pair with a positive xG share of 55.3%. Despite only throwing 20 shots on net in the game, Boone Jenner tied it up with just over five minutes left, sending the game to overtime. Greaves is 16-14-5 for the Cleveland Monsters this season with a .895 save percentage. 20-year-old Rookie Kent Johnson, who has 39 points in 75 games this season (including five goals and seven assists on the power play), opened the scoring on the man advantage just over two minutes into the game.

Get a recap of the Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Toronto Maple Leafs hockey game.

[Alexander Kerfoot](http://www.espn.com/nhl/player/_/id/3069394/alexander-kerfoot) and Auston Mathews, into an empty net, also scored for Toronto. [Ilya Samsonov](http://www.espn.com/nhl/player/_/id/3900505/ilya-samsonov), who was already trending to be Toronto’s starter when the playoffs get going in less than two weeks against Tampa Bay, served as Woll’s backup. “Dream come true,” said the 22-year-old Greaves, from nearby Cambridge. [Jack Roslovic](http://www.espn.com/nhl/player/_/id/3904098/jack-roslovic) and [Eric Robinson](http://www.espn.com/nhl/player/_/id/4319879/eric-robinson) scored for Columbus and [Jet Greaves](http://www.espn.com/nhl/player/_/id/4894366/jet-greaves) stopped 46 shots in his NHL debut. [Nick Abruzzese](http://www.espn.com/nhl/player/_/id/4588746/nick-abruzzese). [https://apnews.com/hub/nhl](https://apnews.com/hub/nhl) and [https://twitter.com/AP--Sports](https://twitter.com/AP--Sports) I can’t try to predict too far down the road. Woll improved to 4-1-0 this season with the Maple Leafs. [Sam Lafferty](http://www.espn.com/nhl/player/_/id/3151322/sam-lafferty) had two assists. Goal is to come here every day and give my best.” [Zach Aston-Reese](http://www.espn.com/nhl/player/_/id/3988830/zach-aston-reese) scored twice, [Joseph Woll](http://www.espn.com/nhl/player/_/id/4271575/joseph-woll) made 24 saves and the [Toronto Maple Leafs](http://www.espn.com/nhl/team/_/name/tor/toronto-maple-leafs) beat the [Columbus Blue Jackets](http://www.espn.com/nhl/team/_/name/cbj/columbus-blue-jackets) 4-2 on Tuesday night. [Matt Murray](http://www.espn.com/nhl/player/_/id/3067862/matt-murray) left with a head injury Sunday in a 5-2 loss to Detroit.