Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Columbus Blue JacketsOct 29, 2025

FinalWednesday, Oct 29, 2025· Nationwide Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
TOR	0	1	2	3		TOR	9	18	9	36
CBJ	2	3	1	6		CBJ	6	7	11	24

: TOR 71CBJ 59
: TOR 3.52CBJ 2.56
PP goals: TOR 0CBJ 0
Hits: TOR 24CBJ 7
Blocks: TOR 21CBJ 19
PIM: TOR 4CBJ 4
: TOR 42%CBJ 58%

Fantasy takeaways

Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Toronto Maple Leafs 6–3

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Toronto Maple Leafs 6–3 at home. Mathieu Olivier (CBJ) led the scoring with 1G 3A. CBJ scored 6 goals on 2.56 expected goals (59 attempts), finishing well above its chances.

Points
Mathieu Olivier had a goal and 3 assists (4 points) on 1 shot in 14:03.Olivier
Points
Charlie Coyle had 4 assists (4 points) in 14:54.Coyle
Points
Cole Sillinger had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 16:20.Sillinger
Points
Nick Robertson had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 17:22.Robertson
Points
Sammy Blais had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 10:55.Blais
Points
Zach Werenski had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 21:44.Werenski
Luck
CBJ scored 6 goals on 2.56 expected goals (59 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
Goalie
Elvis Merzlikins (CBJ) faced 36 shots and stopped 33 (.917), +9 against a season average of 27.1; the win.Merzlikins

Shot map

Both teams on one rink, filtered by strength and period.

Shot map

Every attempt, sized by expected goals. Goals are rings, shots on goal dots, misses hollow, blocks crosses.

Strength

Period

Team

← TOR attacks left (bottom on phones)CBJ attacks right (top on phones) →

CBJ
TOR
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 130 of 130 attempts · CBJ 59 · TOR 71

Game flow

Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.

Cumulative shot attempts

CBJ
TOR
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

CBJ pressure
TOR pressure
Goal
Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: TOR 32% of the game, CBJ 25%.

Shift chart

Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.

Shifts

CBJ

TOR

goals / penalties

Even strength
Power play
Penalty kill
Goal
Penalty

Head-to-head matchups

CBJ skaters (rows) against TOR skaters (columns) at 5v5. Square size is time together; colour is xGF% from the CBJ side.

Matchup matrix

CBJ xGF% 4060square size = TOI together · blank = under 1:00

Sequence card

5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).

Sequence card
Stat	TOR	CBJ
	82	64
	3.95	2.48
	3.70	2.36
	20	10
	6	6
	31	34
	−0.020	+0.020
	32%	25%

Definitions: sequence xG, transition attempts, Draw Equity, control and the Pressure Index.

Lines used

Detected from who actually shared the ice, with time together. Percentages are the unit's share of shot attempts.

Toronto Maple Leafs

L1Joshua – Roy – Cowan
11:3662% CF
L2Matthews – Robertson – McMann
10:2173% CF
L3Tavares – Maccelli – Knies
7:3540% CF
L4Domi – Blais – Lorentz
5:1255% CF
D1McCabe – Benoit
10:3759% CF
D2Rielly – Myers
10:3562% CF
D3Ekman-Larsson – Carlo
9:5938% CF

PP1Tavares – Rielly – Matthews – Maccelli – Knies
1:16100% CF
PP2Ekman-Larsson – Domi – Robertson – McMann – Cowan
0:49100% CF
PK1FMatthews – Knies
1:15
PK2FRoy – Lorentz
0:38
PK1DMcCabe – Carlo
1:15
PK2DEkman-Larsson – Benoit
0:38

Current TOR line combinations →

Columbus Blue Jackets

L1Jenner – Johnson – Fantilli
11:5531% CF
L2Coyle – Olivier – Sillinger
11:0646% CF
L3Wood – Lundeström – Chinakhov
10:4771% CF
L4Monahan – Marchenko – Voronkov
10:4329% CF
D1Werenski – Mateychuk
16:0933% CF
D2Severson – Provorov
15:5952% CF
D3Fabbro – Christiansen
14:3049% CF

PP1Monahan – Werenski – Marchenko – Voronkov – Johnson
1:26100% CF
PP2Coyle – Jenner – Severson – Provorov – Fantilli
0:26
PK1FJenner – Lundeström
0:57
PK2FCoyle – Monahan
0:51
PK1DProvorov – Mateychuk
1:07
PK2DWerenski – Fabbro
0:57

Current CBJ line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

Toronto Maple Leafs

TOR skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Easton Cowan R	L1	0	0	0	0	3	0.29	1	1	0	17:23	—	—	57	70
Nicolas Roy C	L1	0	0	0	0	1	0.07	1	2	0	16:54	—	—	63	59
Dakota Joshua C	L1	0	0	0	0	2	0.36	3	1	0	15:46	—	—	66	74
Auston Matthews C	L2	0	0	0	-1	5	0.34	2	0	2	19:46	—	—	73	58
Nick Robertson L	L2	1	1	2	+1	2	0.11	0	0	0	17:22	—	—	68	70
Bobby McMann C	L2	0	0	0	0	4	0.12	1	0	0	16:31	—	—	68	62
Matthew Knies L	L3	0	1	1	-3	1	0.01	1	0	0	15:19	—	—	38	42
John Tavares C	L3	1	0	1	-3	4	0.60	2	0	0	14:21	—	—	38	43
Matias Maccelli L	L3	0	0	0	-3	1	0.04	0	1	0	12:34	—	—	50	43
Max Domi C	L4	0	1	1	0	1	0.22	0	0	0	13:42	—	—	46	84
Sammy Blais L	L4	1	1	2	0	3	0.61	5	1	0	10:55	—	—	46	83
Steven Lorentz C	L4	0	1	1	0	3	0.18	1	0	0	7:17	—	—	56	80
Jake McCabe D	D1	0	1	1	-2	1	0.04	0	1	0	20:20	—	—	71	76
Simon Benoit D	D1	0	0	0	-2	1	0.03	3	4	0	18:05	—	—	50	74
Morgan Rielly D	D2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.20	1	3	0	22:25	—	—	64	43
Philippe Myers D	D2	0	0	0	+2	2	0.11	0	2	2	17:55	—	—	62	74
Oliver Ekman-Larsson D	D3	0	0	0	-2	1	0.13	2	3	0	20:15	—	—	43	57
Brandon Carlo D	D3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.04	1	2	0	19:10	—	—	45	36

TOR goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Cayden Primeau(start)	L	24	18	6	.750	2.56	60:00

Columbus Blue Jackets

CBJ skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Adam Fantilli C	L1	0	0	0	-2	1	0.25	2	1	0	17:17	—	—	31	6
Boone Jenner C	L1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.02	0	0	0	15:43	—	—	28	5
Kent Johnson C	L1	0	0	0	-2	0	0.00	0	1	0	15:39	—	—	30	5
Cole Sillinger C	L2	2	1	3	+4	4	0.53	0	0	0	16:20	—	—	43	47
Charlie Coyle C	L2	0	4	4	+5	0	0.07	0	0	0	14:54	—	—	44	53
Mathieu Olivier R	L2	1	3	4	+4	1	0.05	2	0	0	14:03	—	—	46	50
Egor Chinakhov R	L3	0	0	0	0	3	0.19	1	0	0	13:55	—	—	68	50
Miles Wood L	L3	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	0	0	13:35	—	—	73	54
Isac Lundeström C	L3	0	0	0	-1	1	0.01	0	0	0	12:41	—	—	68	51
Sean Monahan C	L4	0	0	0	+1	0	0.11	1	0	0	14:58	—	—	37	72
Kirill Marchenko R	L4	0	1	1	+1	1	0.21	0	1	0	14:11	—	—	32	72
Dmitri Voronkov L	L4	0	1	1	+1	1	0.28	0	0	2	13:36	—	—	38	74
Denton Mateychuk D	D1	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	0	7	0	22:47	—	—	37	39
Zach Werenski D	D1	1	1	2	+2	2	0.20	0	2	0	21:44	—	—	37	39
Ivan Provorov D	D2	1	0	1	+2	3	0.40	1	0	0	20:19	—	—	51	61
Damon Severson D	D2	0	0	0	+3	2	0.07	0	2	2	19:24	—	—	47	55
Dante Fabbro D	D3	1	0	1	-1	2	0.13	0	2	0	19:54	—	—	42	17
Jake Christiansen D	D3	0	0	0	-1	2	0.03	0	3	0	15:00	—	—	48	23

CBJ goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Elvis Merzlikins(start)	W	36	33	3	.917	3.52	60:00

Goal anatomy

Animated replays from NHL EDGE tracking, with the entry, passes and shot speed for each goal.

Cole Sillinger (CBJ) 1st 6:56 · assists Charlie Coyle, Mathieu Olivier · Rush · carried in · 27.3 mph shot · 3.4 s from entry to goal.

Cole Sillinger · 1st 6:56 · CBJ

Play: rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 1
Shot: 27.3 mph
Distance: 6 ft
Entry to goal: 3.4 s

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Zach Werenski · 1st 11:16 · CBJ

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 5-on-1
Passes: 0
Shot: 73.4 mph
Distance: 30 ft
Entry to goal: 1.9 s

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Sammy Blais · 2nd 2:43 · TOR

Play: cycle
Entry: loose
Odd man: No
Passes: 2
Shot: 8.4 mph
Distance: 5 ft
Entry to goal: 9.5 s

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Ivan Provorov · 2nd 8:33 · CBJ

Play: rebound
Entry: carry
Odd man: 4-on-2
Passes: 0
Shot: 32.7 mph
Distance: 13 ft
Entry to goal: 6.4 s
Type: rebound

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Cole Sillinger · 2nd 13:24 · CBJ

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 2-on-1
Passes: 0
Shot: 41.5 mph
Distance: 15 ft
Entry to goal: 2.1 s

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Dante Fabbro · 2nd 16:58 · CBJ

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 3-on-2
Passes: 2
Shot: 70.0 mph
Distance: 29 ft
Entry to goal: 3.2 s

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Mathieu Olivier · 3rd 7:50 · CBJ

Play: rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 70.2 mph
Distance: 40 ft
Entry to goal: 2.2 s

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John Tavares · 3rd 15:45 · TOR

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 3-on-2
Passes: 0
Shot: 55.1 mph
Distance: 9 ft
Entry to goal: 3.0 s

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Nick Robertson · 3rd 18:10 · TOR

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: pass
Odd man: 1-on-0
Passes: 5
Shot: 71.3 mph
Distance: 18 ft
Entry to goal: 2.1 s

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Methodology

Shot locations come from the NHL play-by-play, normalised so each shooter attacks the same way, then flipped so the home team attacks right. On-ice stats and lines come from the shift charts: a unit is the exact set of skaters sharing the ice, and CF% is the share of all shot attempts while they were out. Head-to-head cells are 5v5 time against each opponent. Expected goals and the Pressure Index appear as their models are released.

Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Columbus Blue JacketsOct 29, 2025

Fantasy takeaways

Columbus Blue Jackets beat Toronto Maple Leafs 6–3

Shot map

Shot map

Game flow

Cumulative shot attempts

Shift chart

Shifts

Head-to-head matchups

Matchup matrix

Sequence card

Lines used

Toronto Maple Leafs

Columbus Blue Jackets

Scoring summary

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Box score

Toronto Maple Leafs

Columbus Blue Jackets

Goal anatomy

Cole Sillinger · 1st 6:56 · CBJ

Zach Werenski · 1st 11:16 · CBJ

Sammy Blais · 2nd 2:43 · TOR

Ivan Provorov · 2nd 8:33 · CBJ

Cole Sillinger · 2nd 13:24 · CBJ

Dante Fabbro · 2nd 16:58 · CBJ

Mathieu Olivier · 3rd 7:50 · CBJ

John Tavares · 3rd 15:45 · TOR

Nick Robertson · 3rd 18:10 · TOR