Game Thread: Toronto Maple Leafs (16-8-6) at Columbus Blue Jackets (11-17-6) – 23 Dec 2023 – 7:00PM EST

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# Toronto [](/r/leafs) Maple Leafs (16-8-6) at Columbus [](/r/bluejackets) Blue Jackets (11-17-6)

#Nationwide Arena

##Time

|PT|MT|CT|ET|AT|UTC|
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|4:00PM|5:00PM|6:00PM|7:00PM|8:00PM|12:00AM|##Game Info:

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|TV|CBC, SN, BSOH|
|Other|[Preview](https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2023020517) – [Boxscore](https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2023020517/boxscore) – [Recap](https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2023020517/recap)|
|GameCenter|[On NHL.com](https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2023020517/playbyplay)|

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##Projected Lineups

||Left|Center|Right||Left|Center|Right|
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|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Johnny Gaudreau|Adam Fantilli|Justin Danforth|[TOR](/r/leafs)|Matthew Knies|Auston Matthews|Mitch Marner|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Yegor Chinakhov|Dmitri Voronkov|Kirill Marchenko|[TOR](/r/leafs)|Tyler Bertuzzi|John Tavares|William Nylander|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Kent Johnson|Cole Sillinger|Emil Bemstrom|[TOR](/r/leafs)|Nicholas Robertson|Max Domi|Calle Jarnkrok|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Brendan Gaunce|Sean Kuraly|Alexandre Texier|[TOR](/r/leafs)|Bobby McMann|David Kampf|Noah Gregor|

||Left D|Right D||Left D|Right D|
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|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Zach Werenski|Erik Gudbranson|[TOR](/r/leafs)|Morgan Rielly|T.J. Brodie|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Ivan Provorov|Andrew Peeke|[TOR](/r/leafs)|Jake McCabe|Timothy Liljegren|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Jake Bean|David Jiricek|[TOR](/r/leafs)|Simon Benoit|William Lagesson|

||Goalies||Goalies|
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|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Elvis Merzlikins|[TOR](/r/leafs)|Martin Jones|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Daniil Tarasov|[TOR](/r/leafs)|Ilya Samsonov|

[Source](https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/columbus-blue-jackets/line-combinations/), [Source](https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/toronto-maple-leafs/line-combinations/)

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##Injuries

||Player|Date|Injury|Status|Details|Return|
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|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Nick Blankenburg|21 Dec 2023|Upper Body|DTD|Blankenburg (upper body) won’t play Thursday versus the Washington Capitals, Aaron Portzline of The Athletic reports.|unknown|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Patrik Laine|14 Dec 2023|Collarbone|IR|Laine (fractured clavicle) was placed on injured reserve Monday.|27 Jan 2024|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Boone Jenner|08 Dec 2023|Jaw|IR|Jenner is expected to miss six weeks after suffering a fractured jaw Friday against the St. Louis Blues. He was placed on injured reserve Saturday.|19 Jan 2024|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Adam Boqvist|06 Dec 2023|Shoulder|IR|Strain|04 Jan 2024|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Damon Severson|19 Nov 2023|Oblique|IR|Severson (oblique) is expected to play in one of the Columbus Blue Jackets’ next two matches, Jeff Svoboda of the Columbus Blue Jackets’ official site reports Wednesday.|unknown|
|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Jack Roslovic|13 Nov 2023|Ankle|IR|Fracture|27 Dec 2023|
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|[TOR](/r/leafs)|Ryan Reaves|14 Dec 2023|Lower Body|IR|Reaves (lower body) was put on injured reserve Saturday, per the NHL media site.|unknown|
|[TOR](/r/leafs)|Joseph Woll|07 Dec 2023|Ankle|IR|Woll (ankle) was placed on injured reserve Saturday, per the NHL media site.|09 Jan 2024|
|[TOR](/r/leafs)|Mark Giordano|28 Nov 2023|Finger|IR-LT|Fracture|27 Dec 2023|
|[TOR](/r/leafs)|John Klingberg|15 Nov 2023|Hip|IR-LT|Klingberg will undergo hip surgery and miss the remainder of the season, David Alter of Sports Illustrated reports Wednesday.|19 Apr 2024|
|[TOR](/r/leafs)|Matt Murray|20 Sep 2023|Hip|IR-LT|Surgery|07 May 2024|
|[TOR](/r/leafs)|Jake Muzzin|20 Sep 2023|Neck|IR-LT|Not Specified|15 Sep 2024|

[Source](https://puckpedia.com/team/columbus-blue-jackets/injuries), [Source](https://puckpedia.com/team/toronto-maple-leafs/injuries)

##Team Stats

|Team|GP|W|L|OT|P|P%|GF/G|GA/G|PP%|PK%|SF/G|SA/G|FO%|
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|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|34|11|17|6|28|0.412|3.15|3.62|15.96|82.11|29.85|34.29|47.70|
|[TOR](/r/leafs)|30|16|8|6|38|0.633|3.57|3.43|25.84|78.26|32.67|32.63|53.19|

[Source](https://api.nhle.com/stats/rest/en/team/summary?isAggregate=false&isGame=false&sort=[{“property”:”points”,”direction”:”DESC”},{“property”:”wins”,”direction”:”DESC”}]&start=0&limit=50&factCayenneExp=gamesPlayed>=0&cayenneExp=gameTypeId=2 and seasonId<=20232024 and seasonId>=20232024)

##Team Leaders

|Stat||Player|Value||Player|Value|
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|G|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Kirill Marchenko, Boone Jenner|13|[TOR](/r/leafs)|Auston Matthews|26|
|A|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Zach Werenski|24|[TOR](/r/leafs)|William Nylander|27|
|P|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Zach Werenski|25|[TOR](/r/leafs)|William Nylander|42|
|+/-|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Kirill Marchenko|6|[TOR](/r/leafs)|Calle Jarnkrok|11|
|PIM|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Erik Gudbranson|44|[TOR](/r/leafs)|Max Domi|50|
|TOI|[CBJ](/r/bluejackets)|Zach Werenski|24:23|[TOR](/r/leafs)|Morgan Rielly|24:37|

[Source](https://api.nhle.com/stats/rest/en/skater/summary?isAggregate=false&isGame=false&sort=[{“property”:”points”,”direction”:”DESC”},{“property”:”goals”,”direction”:”DESC”}]&start=0&limit=100&factCayenneExp=gamesPlayed>=1&cayenneExp=teamId=29 and gameTypeId=2 and seasonId<=20232024 and seasonId>=20232024), [Source](https://api.nhle.com/stats/rest/en/skater/summary?isAggregate=false&isGame=false&sort=[{“property”:”points”,”direction”:”DESC”},{“property”:”goals”,”direction”:”DESC”}]&start=0&limit=100&factCayenneExp=gamesPlayed>=1&cayenneExp=teamId=10 and gameTypeId=2 and seasonId<=20232024 and seasonId>=20232024)

##In-Game Updates

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