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Columbus Blue Jackets vs Toronto Maple Leafs: Game preview, predictions and odds | January 22, 2024

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The Columbus Blue Jackets are set to continue its road trip and will take on the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. ET.

They are coming off different results on Monday as Columbus (22-18-7) was dealt a 3-1 loss by the New York Islanders while Toronto (30-16-2) won 5-3 at home over the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Blue Jackets vs Maple Leafs: Head-to-head & key stats

Columbus is 20-19-1 all-time against Toronto
The Blue Jackets are averaging 3.25 goals per game
The Maple Leafs are 19-9 at home
Columbus is allowing 3.34 goals per game
Toronto is averaging 3.16 goals per game
The Blue Jackets are 6-13-4 on the road
The Maple Leafs are allowing 2.85 goals per game

Columbus Blue Jackets vs Toronto Maple Leafs: Preview

Columbus is on a two-game losing streak. The Blue Jackets are led by Zach Werenski's 51 points, Kirill Marchenko's 50 points, Sean Monahan's 41 points and Dmitri Voronkov's 31 points.

The Blue Jackets are expected to start Elvis Merzlikins who is 16-11-3 with a 3.06 GAA and a .890 SV%. In his career against Toronto, he is 2-2 with a 4.99 GAA and a .870 SV%.

Meanwhile, Toronto is on a three-game winning streak. The Maple Leafs will start Joseph Woll who is 17-8 with a 2.69 GAA and a .907 SV%. In his career against Columbus, he is 1-1 with a 3.08 GAA and a .909 SV%.

The Maple Leafs are led by Mitch Marner who has 67 points, William Nylander with 49 points, John Tavares with 42 points and Auston Matthews with 37 points.

Blue Jackets vs Maple Leafs: Odds & Prediction

Columbus is a +190 underdog while Toronto is a -230 favorite. The over/under is set at 6.5 goals.

The Maple Leafs are playing great hockey as of late and that should continue on Wednesday. Woll has played well in net while the team is finding its stride on offense. Columbus, meanwhile, has struggled to score in its two-game losing streak.

Look for Toronto to score first and cruise to a home win to extend its win streak to four.

Prediction: Maple Leafs 4, Blue Jackets 1.