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Toronto Maple Leafs at Columbus Blue Jackets

Nationwide Arena, Columbus Regular Season Final

Final score

The Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4–1 on Saturday, December 23, 2023 on the road.

Team Goals 2023-2024 record
Toronto Maple Leafs 4 46-26-10
at Columbus Blue Jackets 1 27-43-12

Goals by period

Team Total
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 2 1 4
Columbus Blue Jackets 0 1 0 1

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Toronto Maple Leafs 14 5 11 30
Columbus Blue Jackets 14 5 9 28

Three stars

  1. A. Matthews, Toronto Maple Leafs (2 goals, 1 assist)
  2. W. Nylander, Toronto Maple Leafs (1 goal, 2 assists)
  3. J. Danforth, Columbus Blue Jackets (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 08:20 Toronto Maple Leafs Auston Matthews (27) Mitch Marner (22) Even strength TOR 1, CBJ 0
2nd 00:22 Columbus Blue Jackets Justin Danforth (8) Johnny Gaudreau (16), Adam Fantilli (11) Even strength TOR 1, CBJ 1
2nd 02:58 Toronto Maple Leafs John Tavares (10) TJ Brodie (7), William Nylander (28) Even strength TOR 2, CBJ 1
2nd 08:21 Toronto Maple Leafs Auston Matthews (28) Mitch Marner (23), William Nylander (29) Power play TOR 3, CBJ 1
3rd 11:51 Toronto Maple Leafs William Nylander (16) Auston Matthews (13), Jake McCabe (9) Shorthanded TOR 4, CBJ 1

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Stat Toronto Maple Leafs Columbus Blue Jackets
Shots on goal 30 28
Power play 1 of 2 0 of 4
Penalty minutes 12 8
Hits 9 7
Blocked shots 19 13
Giveaways 2 4
Takeaways 5 3
Faceoffs won 29/53 (54.7%) 24/53 (45.3%)

Box score

Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs skaters
Player
11 M. Domi C 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 71.4% 12:16
16 M. Marner R 0 2 2 +1 0 4 0 1 0 21:53
18 N. Gregor L 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 13:53
19 C. Jarnkrok C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 50% 12:54
23 M. Knies L 0 0 0 +1 0 1 2 0 0 12:11
34 A. Matthews C 2 1 3 +2 0 5 0 2 1 52.9% 17:59
59 T. Bertuzzi L 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 0 0 12:02
64 D. Kampf C 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 40% 16:25
74 B. McMann C 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 0 0 10:16
88 W. Nylander R 1 2 3 +1 0 2 0 0 0 100% 18:14
89 N. Robertson L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 07:50
91 J. Tavares C 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 57.1% 14:48
2 S. Benoit D 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 0 17:24
22 J. McCabe D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 1 0 21:10
37 T. Liljegren D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 21:20
44 M. Rielly D 0 0 0 +1 0 4 0 2 0 21:53
78 T. Brodie D 0 1 1 +1 2 0 0 4 0 21:38
85 W. Lagesson D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 3 0 13:54
Toronto Maple Leafs goalies
Goalie
31 M. Jones 28 27 1 .964 60:00 Win

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
Player
4 C. Sillinger C 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 25% 17:00
7 S. Kuraly C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 66.7% 04:21
10 D. Voronkov L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 0 56.3% 14:39
11 A. Fantilli C 0 1 1 0 4 1 2 1 0 40% 17:39
13 J. Gaudreau L 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 21:04
16 B. Gaunce C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 10:06
17 J. Danforth R 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 66.7% 19:18
42 A. Texier L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12:47
52 E. Bemstrom C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 0 12:07
59 E. Chinakhov R 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 0 18:58
86 K. Marchenko R 0 0 0 -2 0 4 0 0 0 25% 19:30
91 K. Johnson C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 0 12:25
2 A. Peeke D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 09:21
8 Z. Werenski D 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 3 0 26:36
9 I. Provorov D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 0 23:20
44 E. Gudbranson D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 18:13
55 D.Jiricek D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 1 0 15:31
78 D. Severson D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 19:17
Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie
40 D. Tarasov 30 26 4 .867 60:00 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 12:16 Columbus Blue Jackets Zach Werenski Slashing 2
1st 12:16 Toronto Maple Leafs TJ Brodie Slashing 2
2nd 02:06 Toronto Maple Leafs David Kampf Hooking 2
2nd 02:06 Columbus Blue Jackets Adam Fantilli Embellishment 2
2nd 06:33 Columbus Blue Jackets Adam Fantilli Holding 2
2nd 09:14 Toronto Maple Leafs Bobby McMann Holding 2
2nd 14:34 Toronto Maple Leafs Tyler Bertuzzi Delaying game puck over glass 2
3rd 07:47 Toronto Maple Leafs Noah Gregor Holding the stick 2
3rd 10:06 Toronto Maple Leafs Max Domi High sticking 2
3rd 15:27 Columbus Blue Jackets Justin Danforth Interference 2

Game information

Toronto Maple Leafs head coach
Sheldon Keefe
Columbus Blue Jackets head coach
Pascal Vincent
Referees
Peter MacDougall, Brandon Blandina
Linesmen
James Tobias, Tyson Baker
Toronto Maple Leafs scratches
Conor Timmins, Pontus Holmberg
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches
Spencer Martin, Jake Bean, Mathieu Olivier

2023-2024 season series

Matchup Status Details
Columbus Blue Jackets 6 at Toronto Maple Leafs 5 Final/OT Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Columbus Blue Jackets 1 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 5 at Columbus Blue Jackets 6 Final/OT Game page

Other NHL games on Dec 23

Matchup Status Details
Dallas Stars 3 at Nashville Predators 2 Final Game page
Vegas Golden Knights 2 at Florida Panthers 4 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 2 at Minnesota Wild 3 Final Game page
Detroit Red Wings 2 at New Jersey Devils 3 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Ottawa Senators 5 Final/OT Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Washington Capitals 1 Final/SO Game page
New York Islanders 5 at Carolina Hurricanes 4 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 3 at New York Rangers 4 Final/OT Game page
Seattle Kraken 3 at Anaheim Ducks 2 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 5 at St. Louis Blues 7 Final Game page
Arizona Coyotes 1 at Colorado Avalanche 4 Final Game page
Calgary Flames 3 at Los Angeles Kings 5 Final Game page
San Jose Sharks 4 at Vancouver Canucks 7 Final Game page

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