Final · 7:00 p.m. ET · Nationwide Arena
Toronto Maple Leafs vs Columbus Blue Jackets — Tuesday, October 20, 2026
How it finished
Toronto Maple Leafs beat Columbus Blue Jackets 6-2.
Goal summary
| P1 02:38 | Jake Christiansen | CBJ | 0-1 |
| P1 08:16 | Kirill Marchenko | TOR | 1-1 |
| P2 02:26 | William Nylander | TOR | 2-1 |
| P2 03:12 | Auston Matthews | TOR | 3-1 |
| P2 06:48 | Easton Cowan | TOR | 4-1 |
| P2 12:03 | Jack Roslovic | TOR | 5-1 |
| P3 04:13 | Charlie Coyle | CBJ | 5-2 |
| P3 16:58 | Marshall Rifai | TOR | 6-2 |
Three stars : 1. E. Cowan (TOR) · 2. A. Matthews (TOR) · 3. J. Roslovic (TOR)
The recent history between these two
Their last 15 meetings, going back to 2021. Columbus Blue Jackets lead 8 to 7, at 6.93 goals a game.
| Date | Result | Host | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 26, 2025 | Maple Leafs 2, Blue Jackets 1 (OT) | CBJ | 3 |
| Nov 20, 2025 | Blue Jackets 3, Maple Leafs 2 (OT) | TOR | 5 |
| Oct 29, 2025 | Blue Jackets 6, Maple Leafs 3 | CBJ | 9 |
| Apr 5, 2025 | Maple Leafs 5, Blue Jackets 0 | TOR | 5 |
| Jan 22, 2025 | Blue Jackets 5, Maple Leafs 1 | TOR | 6 |
| Oct 22, 2024 | Blue Jackets 6, Maple Leafs 2 | CBJ | 8 |
| Dec 29, 2023 | Blue Jackets 6, Maple Leafs 5 (OT) | CBJ | 11 |
| Dec 23, 2023 | Maple Leafs 4, Blue Jackets 1 | CBJ | 5 |
Tonight's slate
ArakIce projects a win probability and a total for every game on tonight's schedule, and flags where the number sits against the book.
Open ArakIceWhat the model weighs here
The projection starts from expected goals, meaning the quality of chances each club creates and gives up, which holds up better than goals scored. It then adjusts for what is only true of this game: who is confirmed in net, rest and travel, whether either club is on the second night of a back to back, and the referee crew where it moves the total.
Schedule, standings and results from the NHL public API. Head to head history from ArakIce's own game database.
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