Blue Jackets @ Maple Leafs - Apr. 5th, 7:00pm - SN, TSN 1050

[CarltonTheBear]

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Columbus Blue Jackets 34-31-9, 77 pts​	@​	Toronto Maple Leafs 46-25-4, 96 pts​

Projected Line-ups​

Voronkov-Monahan-Marchenko Jenner-Fantilli-K.Johnson Sillinger-Danforth-Olivier ZAR-Kuraly-Kunin Werenski-Fabbro Mateychuk-Provorov J.Johnson-Gudbranson Merzlikins​

Knies-Matthews-Marner McMann-Tavares-Nylander Laughton-Domi-Jarnkrok Lorentz-Holmberg-Robertson Rielly-Carlo OEL-Tanev Benoit-Myers Woll​

Scratches​

James van Riemsdyk Yegor Chinakhov Christian Fischer Jordan Harris Damon Severson​

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David Kampf Jake McCabe​

Injuries​

Kevin Lebanc - Shoulder - Injured Reserve​

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Jake McCabe - Undisclosed - Day to day David Kampf - Upper Body - Day to day Max Pacioretty - Undisclosed - Injured Reserve Jani Hakanpaa - Knee - Injured Reserve​

Game Notes​

CBJ -Elvis Merzlikins (25-20-5, 3.20 GAA, .891 Sv%) will likely start for the Blue Jackets -A rough March may have ended a very inspired playoff push for Columbus. They've gone 4-9-1 in their last 14 games and are now 10th in the East, 4 points behind Montreal for the final wild card spot. They have a game in hand so obviously they are far from eliminated but they'll have to start picking up more wins almost immediately -On a personal level I was surprised to see Damon Severson as a healthy scratch in Columbus' last game. Statistically things don't seem too bad for him (49.5% CF, 50.89% GF, 49.35% xGF) but he's likely still not meeting expectations in year 2 of his contract with the team. Unknown if he'll be sitting for consecutive games

TOR -Joseph Woll (25-13-1, 2.78 GAA, .906 Sv%) will likely start for the Leafs -Toronto's game on Wednesday saw Jake McCabe and David Kampf leave earlier with injuries. Both players are confirmed to be missing this game but there's not much information on them besides both being considered day to day

Streams​

Streameast Sportsurge OnHockey NHL66​

 

[CarltonTheBear]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1908534957657469053

Surprised about that. This will have Woll sitting for over a week before the goalies split the FLA/TB games next week.

 

[herman]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1908551052720296024

They just keep him in bubble wrap until it’s time to rip two goals against his former team

 

[ZBBM]

Always liked JvR. But his mouthguard management is simply reprehensible from an effectiveness standpoint.

 

[Guilt Trip]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1908534957657469053

Surprised about that. This will have Woll sitting for over a week before the goalies split the FLA/TB games next week.

It's pretty clear Berube is going to start Stolarz in the playoffs. He'll probably get 5 of the last 7 games depending if they need to fight for every point.

 

[Ozzie]

It's pretty clear Berube is going to start Stolarz in the playoffs. He'll probably get 5 of the last 7 games depending if they need to fight for every point.

100%.

Woll is a homegrown favorite, but maybe he needs a bit more maturation. He is the only one out of the two goalies that was pulled this season.

And one key factor for the Leafs win over the Panthers was that Stolarz slightly outplayed an excellent Bobrovsky. And that's how you win playoff games.

But it's very very comforting to know with Stolarz as the A, there is a highly respectable B in Woll. The Leafs have the top tandem in the NHL.

 

[Derk]

Jackets have outscored the Leafs 11-3 in their two wins earlier this season. Time to reverse that trend.

 

[Chris]

This is the type of game the leafs often sleep walk through. Let's see what they bring tonight.

 

[ZBBM]

I want Zach Werenski.

 

[Bender]

God Nylander is a treat to watch.

 

[ZBBM]

Elvis is in the building. Denies the young bull.

 

[Guru Tugginmypuddah]

I want Zach Werenski.

Like............how?

You want to wear his skin to your birthday party or?????????????

 

[Derk]

A little concerned how Columbus has carried the play in the Leafs end so far.

 

[ZBBM]

Like............how?

You want to wear his skin to your birthday party or?????????????

I want him in the Biblical sense.*




* via free agency

 

[Derk]

Third line has been absolutely brutal, another great chance for Columbus.

 

[Guru Tugginmypuddah]

NICKYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Derk]

Nicky!!!!

 

[ZBBM]

NICKAY

 

[herman]

Nicky Bobby!

https://twitter.com/x/status/1908664416679117167

Nice playoff style Forecheck—>Turnover—>Slot shot goal
ZBBM do we still want Werenski?

I like the 1A/1B, 3A/3B forward arrangement

 

[Guru Tugginmypuddah]

Bebooby better not take 89 out of the line up.