Maple Leafs at Blue Jackets preview: October 20, 2026
The Toronto Maple Leafs (4-4-2) visit the Columbus Blue Jackets (3-4-0) at Nationwide Arena on October 20, 2026. Recent form, both teams’ figures with NHL ranks, earlier meetings and the players to research, from StatsNext’s stored box scores.
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Records
| Team | Record (2026-27) | Last 5 | Away (2026-27) | Home (2026-27) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 4-4-2 | 2-3 (3.6-3.6) | 1-1-1 (4.3-4) | 3-3-1 (2.7-3) |
| Columbus Blue Jackets | 3-4-0 | 2-3 (2.2-3.2) | 0-2-0 (2-3.5) | 3-2-0 (2.8-3.2) |
Record, Away and Home cover the complete 2026-27 regular season. Last 5 is the 5 most recent 2026-27 regular-season games. In parentheses: goals for and against per game. Records read wins, regulation losses, then overtime and shootout losses. Last 5 counts overtime and shootout losses as losses.
Team comparison
2026-27 regular-season figures; the rank in parentheses is among 32 NHL teams (1st = the most).
| TOR | CBJ | |
|---|---|---|
| Goals per game | 3.2 (13th) | 2.6 (25th) |
| Goals allowed per game | 3.3 (12th) | 3.3 (13th) |
| Shots on goal per game | 28.4 (13th) | 26 (20th) |
| Shots on goal allowed per game | 29.5 (7th) | 28.1 (11th) |
| Power-play goals per game | 1.1 (3rd) | 0 (32nd) |
| Power-play goals allowed per game | 0.1 (31st) | 1 (4th) |
| Hits per game | 18.1 (27th) | 21 (17th) |
| Hits allowed per game | 21.6 (16th) | 15.4 (32nd) |
| Blocked shots per game | 15.2 (13th) | 16.6 (6th) |
| Blocked shots allowed per game | 11 (30th) | 12.9 (26th) |
Recent form
Toronto Maple Leafs
- Oct 19, 2026: W 3-1 vs SJS
- Oct 17, 2026: L 1-4 vs NYI
- Oct 15, 2026: L 4-5 vs BUF
- Oct 13, 2026: L 4-5 at UTA
- Oct 10, 2026: W 6-3 at COL
Columbus Blue Jackets
Head-to-head
6 earlier meetings stored: Blue Jackets 4, Maple Leafs 2. Full Blue Jackets vs Maple Leafs head-to-head.
| Date | Season | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 26, 2025 | 2025-26 | CBJ 1, TOR 2 (at CBJ) |
| Nov 20, 2025 | 2025-26 | CBJ 3, TOR 2 (at TOR) |
| Oct 29, 2025 | 2025-26 | CBJ 6, TOR 3 (at CBJ) |
| Apr 5, 2025 | 2024-25 | CBJ 0, TOR 5 (at TOR) |
| Jan 22, 2025 | 2024-25 | CBJ 5, TOR 1 (at TOR) |
Players to research
| Player | Pos | Games | 2026-27 per game | Last 5 | Prop research |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auston Matthews | C | 10 | 1.6 Pts/g, 0.7 G/g, 0.9 A/g | 2 Pts/g | Shots on goal, points, goals, assists |
| William Nylander | RW | 10 | 1.3 Pts/g, 0.5 G/g, 0.8 A/g | 1.4 Pts/g | Shots on goal, points, goals, assists |
| John Tavares | C | 7 | 1 Pts/g, 0.3 G/g, 0.7 A/g | 1.2 Pts/g | Shots on goal, points, goals, assists |
| Kirill Marchenko | RW | 10 | 1 Pts/g, 0.4 G/g, 0.6 A/g | 1.2 Pts/g | Shots on goal, points, goals, assists |
| Sergei Bobrovsky | G | 7 | 27.6 Saves/g, 30.6 SA/g, 3 GA/g | 29.2 Saves/g | Saves |
| Anthony Stolarz | G | 3 | 23.3 Saves/g, 26.7 SA/g, 3.3 GA/g | 18.6 Saves/g | Saves |
| Player | Pos | Games | 2026-27 per game | Last 5 | Prop research |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Coyle | C | 7 | 0.9 Pts/g, 0 G/g, 0.9 A/g | 0.6 Pts/g | |
| Zach Werenski | D | 7 | 0.9 Pts/g, 0 G/g, 0.9 A/g | 0.8 Pts/g | Shots on goal, points, assists |
| Cole Sillinger | C | 7 | 0.7 Pts/g, 0.4 G/g, 0.3 A/g | 0.8 Pts/g | |
| Kent Johnson | C | 7 | 0.7 Pts/g, 0.6 G/g, 0.1 A/g | 0.6 Pts/g | |
| Cam Talbot | G | 3 | 23 Saves/g, 26.3 SA/g, 3.3 GA/g | 19 Saves/g | Saves |
| Jet Greaves | G | 5 | 21 Saves/g, 23.2 SA/g, 2.2 GA/g | 21 Saves/g | Saves |
Players with a StatsNext page, the leaders in each position group's main statistic. Games and per-game figures are the 2026-27 regular season; last 5 is the player's last five regular-season games. Prop research links open the player's StatsNext prop pages: how often statistical thresholds were reached, never sportsbook lines or prices. No prop page means too few regular-season games with the statistic at a typical market level so far; the player page still has every stored statistic.
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