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CBJ G37 v Toronto Maple Leafs |
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The Columbus Blue Jackets are back on home ice for the first time since the Christmas break and meet the Toronto Maple Leafs for the last time of the season. Puckdrop is at 7pm on Bally Sports Ohio.
The Blue Jackets are now without Sean Kuraly short term with an abdominal and Zach Werenski week to week with leg injury. Jack Roslovic is back for the first time since Thanksgiving and is on the fourth line.
They lost to the Devils in overtime earlier in the week.
Elvis in against Ilya Samsonov.
Projected Lineups
Toronto Maple Leafs
Matthew Knies—Auston Matthews—William Nylander
Tyler Bertuzzi—John Tavares—Mitch Marner
Nicolas Robertson—Max Domi—Calle Jarnkrok
Bobby McMann—David Kampf—Noah Gregor
Morgan Reilly—TJ Brodie
Jake McCabe— Timothy Liljegren
Simon Benoit—William Lagesson
Martin Jones
Ilya Samsonov
Scratched — Connor Timmins,
Injured — Matt Murray, John Klingberg, Mark Giordano, Joseph Woll, Ryan Reaves
Columbus Blue Jackets
Johnny Gaudreau—Adam Fantilli—Justin Danforth
Yegor Chianov—Dmitri Voronkov—Kirill Marchenko
Kent Johnson—Cole Silllinger—Emil Bemstrom
Alexandre Texier—Brendan Gaunce—Jack Roslovic
Damon Severson—David Jiricek
Ivan Provorov—Andrew Peeke
Jake Bean—Erik Gudbranson
Elvis Merzlikins
Spencer Martin
Scratched — Mathieu Oliver, Daniil Tarasov
Injured — Nick Blankenburg, Zach Werenski, Patrik Laine, Boone Jenner, Sean Kuraly,
Players to Watch
Toronto — Mitch Marner — the quiet point scorer
Columbus — David Jiricek — elite top minutes are coming his way. Starts now.
Predicted Final Score
TOR - 5
CBJ - 3