NHL · Wednesday 21 October · Nationwide Arena
Columbus Blue Jackets – Toronto Maple Leafs 2:6: NHL, 21/10/2026
Key facts
Form, table position, scoring and head-to-head in one place
Form: up to the last 5 matches in all competitions, most recent on the left (W = win, D = draw, L = loss). Averages come from the league table; where there is none, from these recent matches.
Form · last 5
League position
Goals per game · season
Match report
The match in a few sentences: score, scorers, table impact
The text is generated automatically from the match data and updates with it.
NHL: Columbus Blue Jackets – Toronto Maple Leafs 2:6 (21 October). Toronto Maple Leafs won. Venue: Nationwide Arena.
By period: 1:1, 0:4, 1:1.
Goals: J. Christiansen (Columbus Blue Jackets); K. Marchenko (Toronto Maple Leafs); W. Nylander (Toronto Maple Leafs); A. Matthews (Toronto Maple Leafs); E. Cowan (Toronto Maple Leafs); J. Roslovic (Toronto Maple Leafs); C. Coyle (Columbus Blue Jackets); M. Rifai (Toronto Maple Leafs).
Table now: Columbus Blue Jackets — 14th, 14 points from 15 matches; Toronto Maple Leafs — 11th, 18 points from 19 matches.
Latvians in this match
Latvian players in this match and their contribution
The data source carries no player nationality, so for club matches we use the desk's list of Latvian players; for national-team matches, every Latvia player.
- 🇱🇻 Elvis MerzlikinsToronto Maple Leafsseason: 0+0=0
Score by period
Goals in each period
OT = overtime, SO = shoot-out.
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Σ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbus Blue Jackets | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
Events
Goals with assists and penalties by period
1st period
- 02'
🏒 J. Christiansen1:0
assist: D. Voronkov, V. Nichushkin
- 05'pen.
Hooking
- 07'pen.
Slashing
- 08'
🏒 K. Marchenko1:1
assist: A. Matthews, W. Nylander · Power-play
- 13'pen.
assist: K. Johnson · High sticking
- 17'pen.
Tripping
- 18'pen.
Interference
2nd period
- 02'
🏒 W. Nylander1:2
assist: M. Rielly, C. Sissons
- 03'
🏒 A. Matthews1:3
assist: J. Roslovic, E. Cowan
- 04'pen.
Slashing
- 06'
🏒 E. Cowan1:4
assist: O. Ekman-Larsson · Shorthanded
- 12'
🏒 J. Roslovic1:5
- 17'pen.
assist: Z. MacEwen · Instigator penalty
- 17'pen.
Fighting
- 17'pen.
Fighting
- 19'pen.
Delay of game
3rd period
- 04'
🏒 C. Coyle2:5
assist: C. Sillinger, E. Andrae
- 11'pen.
Tripping
- 12'pen.
Slashing
- 16'
🏒 M. Rifai2:6
assist: M. Rielly, J. Roslovic
Game leaders
Top performers in this game
Points (goals + assists)
- 13
- 23
- 33
- 42
- 52
- 61
Skaters
Each skater's contribution in this game
G = goals, A = assists, P = points (G + A), Pen. = penalties. Counted from match events; +/−, shots and time on ice are not available from the data source.
Columbus Blue Jackets
| Player | G | A | P | Pen. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Coyle | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| J. Christiansen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| C. Sillinger | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| D. Voronkov | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| E. Andrae | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| V. Nichushkin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| E. Gudbranson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| K. Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| M. Knies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Toronto Maple Leafs
| Player | G | A | P | Pen. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. Cowan | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| J. Roslovic | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| M. Rielly | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| A. Matthews | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| W. Nylander | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| K. Marchenko | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| M. Rifai | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| C. Sissons | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| O. Ekman-Larsson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| B. Duhaime | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| V. Lettieri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Z. MacEwen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Goaltenders
Shots, saves and goals against
SOG = shots on goal, SV = saves, GA = goals against, SV% = SV / SOG, TOI = time on ice.
Columbus Blue Jackets
| Goaltender | SOG | SV | GA | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Greaves | 20 | 14 | 6 | 70.0% |
| C. Talbot | 8 | 2 | 6 | 25.0% |
Toronto Maple Leafs
| Goaltender | SOG | SV | GA | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Stolarz(W) | 37 | 35 | 2 | 94.6% |
Team stats
Both teams' numbers side by side
- 38Shots on goal22
- 16Saves36
- 72%Save %94%
- 27Faceoffs won30
- 15Penalty minutes27
- 5Penalties8
- 0Power-play goals1
- 0%Power play %20%
- 80%Penalty kill %100%
- 0Short-handed goals1
Teams in the table
Both teams' positions in the league table
Full table on the competition page. Form: recent matches, most recent on the right.
| # | Team | P | W | OTW | OTL | L | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 14 | LLWWL | |
| 11 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 18 | LWLLL |
Form
Team leaders
Each team's best players this season
Points (goals + assists)
Goal scorers
Assists
Recent matches
Both teams' recent results in all competitions
H — home, A — away