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2023-24 regular season

Blue Jackets at Maple Leafs

🗓 📍 Scotiabank Arena, Toronto 🔁 Blue Jackets lead the season series 1–0

Blue Jackets beat Maple Leafs 6–5 in overtime at Scotiabank Arena on December 14, 2023.

CBJ – TOR
35–48
Shots on goal
1/2–1/2
Power play
33–32
Hits
38–7
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🧥 CBJ
Kent Johnson
2 G, 1 A
3 shots · 14:23 TOI
2nd star 🍁 TOR
Auston Matthews
2 G, 1 A
9 shots · 24:42 TOI
3rd star 🧥 CBJ
Elvis Merzlikins
43 saves
0.896 SV% · 5 GA

Scoring

11 goals · in order
1st period
🧥 Patrik Laine Go-ahead 1st · 06:19
Assists: Kent Johnson · beat Ilya Samsonov
1–0
🧥 Kent Johnson 1st · 11:56
Assists: Andrew Peeke · beat Ilya Samsonov
2–0
2nd period
🧥 Justin Danforth 2nd · 08:16
Assists: Ivan Provorov, David Jiricek · beat Ilya Samsonov
3–0
🧥 Yegor Chinakhov 2nd · 10:45
Assists: Ivan Provorov, David Jiricek · beat Ilya Samsonov
4–0
🧥 Johnny Gaudreau PP 2nd · 14:19
Assists: Yegor Chinakhov, Zach Werenski · beat Ilya Samsonov
5–0
3rd period
🍁 William Nylander 3rd · 00:38
Assists: Auston Matthews, William Lagesson · beat Elvis Merzlikins
5–1
🍁 Mitchell Marner 3rd · 03:49
Assists: John Tavares, Bobby McMann · beat Elvis Merzlikins
5–2
🍁 Jake McCabe PP 3rd · 14:21
Assists: Conor Timmins, Nicholas Robertson · beat Elvis Merzlikins
5–3
🍁 Auston Matthews 3rd · 18:45
Assists: William Nylander, Mitchell Marner · beat Elvis Merzlikins
5–4
🍁 Auston Matthews Tying 3rd · 19:15
Assists: Mitchell Marner, John Tavares · beat Elvis Merzlikins
5–5
Overtime
🧥 Kent Johnson Go-ahead OT · 03:26
Assists: Zach Werenski, Justin Danforth · beat Ilya Samsonov
6–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🧥Blue Jackets
L1 Gaudreau · Fantilli · Chinakhov 19:29
L2 Sillinger · Danforth · Marchenko 19:18
L3 Voronkov · Johnson · Kuraly 14:23
L4 Laine · Texier · Bemstrom 9:15
D1 Werenski · Provorov 26:01
D2 Blankenburg · Peeke 20:28
D3 Jiricek · Bean 14:09
🍁Maple Leafs
L1 Matthews · Marner · Nylander 24:42
L2 Bertuzzi · Tavares · Jarnkrok 18:32
L3 Gregor · Robertson · Domi 13:59
L4 Kampf · McMann · Reaves 8:23
D1 Rielly · McCabe 25:22
D2 Brodie · Timmins 19:23
D3 Lagesson · Benoit 14:05

Team stats

Away left · home right
🧥CBJ TOR🍁
35 Shots on goal 48
1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/2
33 Hits 32
38 Blocked shots 7
10 Takeaways 9
9 Giveaways 11
6 Penalty minutes 6
CBJ shooting 17.1% (6/35) TOR shooting 10.4% (5/48)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🧥Blue Jackets
Elvis Merzlikins
43/48
.896 SV% · 5 GA · 63:26 TOI
🍁Maple Leafs
Ilya Samsonov
29/35
.829 SV% · 6 GA · 61:44 TOI

Where the goals came from

11 of 11 goals located
Patrik Laine · 1st 06:19 · 1–0 Kent Johnson · 1st 11:56 · 2–0 Justin Danforth · 2nd 08:16 · 3–0 Yegor Chinakhov · 2nd 10:45 · 4–0 Johnny Gaudreau · 2nd 14:19 · 5–0 William Nylander · 3rd 00:38 · 5–1 Mitchell Marner · 3rd 03:49 · 5–2 Jake McCabe · 3rd 14:21 · 5–3 Auston Matthews · 3rd 18:45 · 5–4 Auston Matthews · 3rd 19:15 · 5–5 Kent Johnson · OT 03:26 · 6–5
CBJ TOR
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Period by period

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After 1st — 2–0
Blue Jackets
Blue Jackets — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 1-0-1 (50% win rate, 2 games)
Maple Leafs
Maple Leafs — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 1-2 (33% win rate, 3 games)

Last meetings

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Blue Jackets lead the season series 1–0
Apr 42023 🧥CBJ @ 🍁TOR 2–4 Feb 112023 🧥CBJ @ 🍁TOR 4–3 Feb 102023 🍁TOR @ 🧥CBJ 3–0 Mar 72022 🍁TOR @ 🧥CBJ 5–4 Feb 222022 🍁TOR @ 🧥CBJ 3–4 OT
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Who won Blue Jackets vs Maple Leafs on December 14, 2023?

Blue Jackets won 6–5 in overtime. The final score was Blue Jackets 6, Maple Leafs 5.

Who scored for Blue Jackets?

Kent Johnson (2), Johnny Gaudreau, Justin Danforth, Patrik Laine, Yegor Chinakhov.

Who scored for Maple Leafs?

Auston Matthews (2), Jake McCabe, Mitchell Marner, William Nylander.

How did the Blue Jackets goalie play?

Elvis Merzlikins made 43 saves on 48 shots (.896 save percentage).

How did the Maple Leafs goalie play?

Ilya Samsonov made 29 saves on 35 shots (.829 save percentage).

Where is Blue Jackets vs Maple Leafs played?

At Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, the Maple Leafs home rink.

What is the Blue Jackets vs Maple Leafs season series?

Blue Jackets lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🧥 Blue Jackets
BeforeDec 10 🐆FLA @ 🧥CBJ 5–2 AfterDec 16 😈NJD @ 🧥CBJ 6–3
🍁 Maple Leafs
BeforeDec 12 🍁TOR @ 🗽NYR 7–3 AfterDec 16 🐧PIT @ 🍁TOR 0–7
Also on December 14
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