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

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