"Toronto Maple Leafs 52 pts (25-16-2) @ Columbus Blue Jackets 51 pts (24-16-3) 7 p.m. ET Air Canada Center – Toronto, ON TV: TSN4, NLHN-US Radio: Sportsnet 590 AM Season Series/Schedule Date Game GWG 20-Dec TOR 2 @ CBJ 4 Pierre-Luc Dubois 8-Jan CBJ @ TOR 14-Feb CBJ @ TOR Team Leaders Maple Leafs Blue Jackets Auston Matthews, 33 Points Artemi Panarin, 35 Auston Matthews, 19 Goals Josh Anderson (14) Morgan Rielly, 26 Assists Artemi Panarin, 25
The Maple Leafs return to action after Saturday night's shootout win over the Vancouver Canucks. They will host the Columbus Blue Jackets tonight, who beat the Leafs 4-2 in Columbus about three weeks ago. Curtis McElhinney took the loss against the Blue Jackets in that game, but he will be watching from the bench tonight as Frederik Andersen gets the start. Travis Dermott will remain in the lineup tonight, but he will move from his natural left side to the right side next to Jake Gardiner. «We think he is a good player, let's get him in the lineup to play,» head coach Mike Babcock said after today's morning skate, per the Toronto Sun. «We're going to find out whether he can play or not over time. We will keep watching and see what happens. «In an ideal world, he would be a right-hand shot and he would be on the team all year.» Frederik Gauthier will continue to get a look at fourth-line center as Josh Leivo and Dominic Moore remain out of the lineup. The Maple Leafs enter tonight's game with a 1-4-0 record against the Blue Jackets in their last five games, with their last win coming back in 2015. Probable Maple Leafs Lineup FORWARDS Zach Hyman - Auston Matthews - William Nylander Patrick Marleau - Nazem Kadri - Leo Komarov James van Riemsdyk - Tyler Bozak - Mitchell Marner Matt Martin - Frederik Gauthier - Connor Brown DEFENSIVE PAIRINGS Morgan Rielly - Ron Hainsey Jake Gardiner - Travis Dermott Andreas Borgman - Roman Polak GOALTENDER Frederik Andersen (22-12-1, 2.64 GAA, .922 save %, 3 SO) INJURY REPORT LW-Joffrey Lupul (sports hernia) out, RW-Nikita Soshnikov (lower-body) out, D-Nikita Zaitsev (lower-body) out Probable Blue Jackets Lineup FORWARDS Artemi Panarin - Pierre-Luc Dubois - Josh Anderson Sonny Milano - Lukas Sedak - Nick Foligno Matt Calvert - Boone Jenner - Oliver Bjorkstrand Tyler Motte - Jordan Schroeder - Markus Hannikainen DEFENSIVE PAIRINGS Zach Werekski - Seth Jones Markus Nutivaara - David Savard Scott Harrington - Jack Johnson GOALTENDER Sergei Bobrovsky (20-12-3, 2.41 GAA, .921 save %, 4 SO) INJURY REPORT D-Ryan Murray (upper-body) out, C-Brandon Dubinsky (orbital bone) out, C-Alexander Wennberg (back) out, RW-Cam Atkinson (foot) out"
