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Toronto Maple Leafs at Columbus Blue Jackets

Nationwide Arena, Columbus Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 6–5 in overtime on Friday, December 29, 2023 at home.

Team Goals 2023-2024 record
Toronto Maple Leafs 5 46-26-10
at Columbus Blue Jackets 6 27-43-12

Goals by period

Team Total
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 3 0 0 5
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 3 1 1 6

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Toronto Maple Leafs 14 12 7 0 33
Columbus Blue Jackets 4 7 8 2 21

Three stars

  1. J. Gaudreau, Columbus Blue Jackets (1 goal, 2 assists)
  2. A. Fantilli, Columbus Blue Jackets (1 goal)
  3. M. Marner, Toronto Maple Leafs (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 04:14 Toronto Maple Leafs Mitch Marner (14) Morgan Rielly (21) Even strength TOR 1, CBJ 0
1st 11:17 Columbus Blue Jackets Cole Sillinger (4) Jake Bean (3) Even strength TOR 1, CBJ 1
1st 12:55 Toronto Maple Leafs Auston Matthews (29) Mitch Marner (24) Even strength TOR 2, CBJ 1
2nd 01:35 Toronto Maple Leafs Nick Robertson (4) Timothy Liljegren (4), Max Domi (16) Even strength TOR 3, CBJ 1
2nd 03:20 Columbus Blue Jackets Brendan Gaunce (1) Alexandre Texier (7), Damon Severson (6) Even strength TOR 3, CBJ 2
2nd 09:42 Toronto Maple Leafs William Nylander (17) Auston Matthews (15), Morgan Rielly (22) Power play TOR 4, CBJ 2
2nd 11:05 Columbus Blue Jackets Dmitri Voronkov (7) Johnny Gaudreau (17), Ivan Provorov (18) Power play TOR 4, CBJ 3
2nd 12:43 Columbus Blue Jackets Kent Johnson (5) Emil Bemstrom (6) Even strength TOR 4, CBJ 4
2nd 19:05 Toronto Maple Leafs John Tavares (11) William Nylander (31), Morgan Rielly (23) Power play TOR 5, CBJ 4
3rd 13:46 Columbus Blue Jackets Adam Fantilli (10) Johnny Gaudreau (18) Even strength TOR 5, CBJ 5
OT 02:56 Columbus Blue Jackets Johnny Gaudreau (7) Damon Severson (7), Justin Danforth (8) Even strength TOR 5, CBJ 6

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

Team stats

Stat Toronto Maple Leafs Columbus Blue Jackets
Shots on goal 33 21
Power play 2 of 4 1 of 2
Penalty minutes 11 15
Hits 13 14
Blocked shots 17 12
Giveaways 2 2
Takeaways 6 5
Faceoffs won 40/70 (57.1%) 30/70 (42.9%)

Box score

Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs skaters
Player
11 M. Domi C 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 1 0 63.6% 13:07
16 M. Marner R 1 1 2 +2 2 5 1 0 0 23:26
18 N. Gregor L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 12:18
19 C. Jarnkrok C 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 0 0 40% 13:42
23 M. Knies L 0 0 0 +2 0 0 1 0 0 15:34
34 A. Matthews C 1 1 2 +2 0 4 0 3 0 54.5% 23:47
59 T. Bertuzzi L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 2 0 15:05
64 D. Kampf C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 69.2% 12:10
74 B. McMann C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 1 0 09:00
88 W. Nylander R 1 1 2 -3 2 2 0 1 1 19:25
89 N. Robertson L 1 0 1 -1 0 1 0 0 0 10:38
91 J. Tavares C 1 0 1 -2 0 4 1 1 1 55.6% 17:30
2 S. Benoit D 0 0 0 -1 5 4 2 1 0 16:13
22 J. McCabe D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 1 0 21:15
37 T. Liljegren D 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 18:22
44 M. Rielly D 0 3 3 -1 0 2 1 2 0 25:29
55 M. Giordano D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 14:49
78 T. Brodie D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 22:24
Toronto Maple Leafs goalies
Goalie
35 I. Samsonov 21 15 6 .714 62:35 OT loss

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
Player
4 C. Sillinger C 1 0 1 +1 2 2 2 1 0 38.9% 15:16
10 D. Voronkov L 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 30% 13:10
11 A. Fantilli C 1 0 1 0 0 2 4 2 0 54.5% 15:30
13 J. Gaudreau L 1 2 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 16:13
16 B. Gaunce C 1 0 1 0 0 3 3 0 0 30% 13:06
17 J. Danforth R 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 56.3% 17:41
42 A. Texier L 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 16:39
52 E. Bemstrom C 0 1 1 +2 0 1 0 1 0 100% 11:53
59 E. Chinakhov R 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 14:52
86 K. Marchenko R 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 0 0 50% 16:01
91 K. Johnson C 1 0 1 +2 0 1 0 1 0 14:15
96 J. Roslovic C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 16:00
2 A. Peeke D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 1 0 14:51
9 I. Provorov D 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 19:54
22 J. Bean D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 1 0 22:06
44 E. Gudbranson D 0 0 0 +1 5 0 0 2 0 19:42
55 D.Jiricek D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 21:01
78 D. Severson D 0 2 2 +2 2 2 0 1 0 23:42
Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie
30 S. Martin 19 16 3 .842 42:56 Win
90 E. Merzlikins 14 12 2 .857 20:00

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 17:41 Columbus Blue Jackets Dmitri Voronkov Interference 2
2nd 08:18 Columbus Blue Jackets Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
2nd 09:56 Columbus Blue Jackets Cole Sillinger Roughing 2
2nd 09:56 Toronto Maple Leafs Calle Jarnkrok Roughing 2
2nd 10:10 Toronto Maple Leafs William Nylander Hooking 2
2nd 18:54 Columbus Blue Jackets Erik Gudbranson Fighting (major) 5
2nd 18:54 Toronto Maple Leafs Simon Benoit Fighting (major) 5
2nd 19:00 Columbus Blue Jackets Alexandre Texier High sticking 2
3rd 01:12 Columbus Blue Jackets Damon Severson Slashing 2
3rd 02:13 Toronto Maple Leafs Mitch Marner Tripping 2

Game information

Toronto Maple Leafs head coach
Sheldon Keefe
Columbus Blue Jackets head coach
Pascal Vincent
Referees
Francois St-Laurent, Corey Syvret
Linesmen
Brandon Gawryletz, Kilian McNamara
Toronto Maple Leafs scratches
William Lagesson, Conor Timmins, Pontus Holmberg
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches
Sean Kuraly, Mathieu Olivier, Daniil Tarasov

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 29

Matchup Status Details
Nashville Predators 4 at Detroit Red Wings 5 Final/OT Game page
New York Rangers 3 at Florida Panthers 4 Final Game page
New Jersey Devils 6 at Ottawa Senators 2 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 1 at New York Islanders 5 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 4 at Dallas Stars 5 Final/OT Game page
Colorado Avalanche 2 at St. Louis Blues 1 Final Game page
Arizona Coyotes 2 at Anaheim Ducks 0 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 1 at Seattle Kraken 2 Final/OT Game page

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