Maple Leafs 4–1 Blue Jackets — Final Score & Stats (Dec 23, 2023)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

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1st star 🍁 TOR

Auston Matthews

2 G, 1 A

5 shots · 17:59 TOI

2nd star 🍁 TOR

William Nylander

1 G, 2 A

2 shots · 18:14 TOI

3rd star 🍁 TOR

Mitchell Marner

2 A

4 shots · 21:53 TOI

Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🍁 Auston Matthews Go-ahead 1st · 08:20

Assists: Mitchell Marner · beat Daniil Tarasov

1–0

2nd period

🧥 Justin Danforth Tying 2nd · 00:22

Assists: Johnny Gaudreau, Adam Fantilli · beat Martin Jones

1–1

🍁 John Tavares Go-ahead 2nd · 02:58

Assists: TJ Brodie, William Nylander · beat Daniil Tarasov

2–1

🍁 Auston Matthews PP 2nd · 08:21

Assists: Mitchell Marner, William Nylander · beat Daniil Tarasov

3–1

3rd period

🍁 William Nylander SH 3rd · 11:51

Assists: Auston Matthews, Jake McCabe · beat Daniil Tarasov

4–1

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🍁Maple Leafs

L1 Matthews · Marner · Nylander 18:14

L2 Gregor · Kampf · Tavares 14:48

L3 Knies · Jarnkrok · Domi 12:16

L4 Bertuzzi · Robertson · McMann 10:16

D1 Rielly · Brodie 21:46

D2 Liljegren · McCabe 21:15

D3 Benoit · Lagesson 15:39

🧥Blue Jackets

L1 Gaudreau · Marchenko · Danforth 19:30

L2 Fantilli · Sillinger · Chinakhov 17:39

L3 Voronkov · Texier · Johnson 12:47

L4 Bemstrom · Gaunce · Kuraly 10:06

D1 Werenski · Provorov 24:58

D2 Severson · Gudbranson 18:45

D3 Jiricek · Peeke 12:26

Team stats

Away left · home right

🍁TOR CBJ🧥

30 Shots on goal 28

1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 0/4

9 Hits 7

19 Blocked shots 13

5 Takeaways 3

2 Giveaways 4

12 Penalty minutes 8

TOR shooting 13.3% (4/30) CBJ shooting 3.6% (1/28)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🍁Maple Leafs

Martin Jones

27/28

.964 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🧥Blue Jackets

Daniil Tarasov

26/30

.867 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

5 of 5 goals located

TOR CBJ

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Maple Leafs

Maple Leafs — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 5-1 (83% win rate, 6 games)

Blue Jackets

Blue Jackets — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 0-5-2 (0% win rate, 7 games)

After 2nd — 3–1

Maple Leafs

Maple Leafs — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)

Blue Jackets

Blue Jackets — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-3 (0% win rate, 3 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1

Dec 142023 🧥CBJ @ 🍁TOR 6–5 OT Apr 42023 🧥CBJ @ 🍁TOR 2–4 Feb 112023 🧥CBJ @ 🍁TOR 4–3 Feb 102023 🍁TOR @ 🧥CBJ 3–0 Mar 72022 🍁TOR @ 🧥CBJ 5–4

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Who won Maple Leafs vs Blue Jackets on December 23, 2023?

Maple Leafs won 4–1. The final score was Maple Leafs 4, Blue Jackets 1.

Who scored for Maple Leafs?

Auston Matthews (2), John Tavares, William Nylander.

Who scored for Blue Jackets?

Justin Danforth.

How did the Maple Leafs goalie play?

Martin Jones made 27 saves on 28 shots (.964 save percentage).

How did the Blue Jackets goalie play?

Daniil Tarasov made 26 saves on 30 shots (.867 save percentage).

Where is Maple Leafs vs Blue Jackets played?

At Nationwide Arena in Columbus, the Blue Jackets home rink.

What is the Maple Leafs vs Blue Jackets season series?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🍁 Maple Leafs

BeforeDec 21 🍁TOR @ ⚔️BUF 3–9 AfterDec 27 🏛️OTT @ 🍁TOR 4–2

🧥 Blue Jackets

BeforeDec 21 🦅WSH @ 🧥CBJ 3–2 AfterDec 27 🧥CBJ @ 😈NJD 3–4

Also on December 23

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