Maple Leafs 5–6 Blue Jackets — Final Score & Stats (Dec 29, 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 🧥 CBJ

Johnny Gaudreau

1 G, 2 A

2 shots · 16:13 TOI

2nd star 🍁 TOR

Morgan Rielly

3 A

2 shots · 25:29 TOI

3rd star 🧥 CBJ

Damon Severson

2 A

2 shots · 23:42 TOI

Scoring

11 goals · in order

1st period

🍁 Mitchell Marner Go-ahead 1st · 04:14

Assists: Morgan Rielly · beat Elvis Merzlikins

1–0

🧥 Cole Sillinger Tying 1st · 11:17

Assists: Jake Bean · beat Ilya Samsonov

1–1

🍁 Auston Matthews Go-ahead 1st · 12:55

Assists: Mitchell Marner · beat Elvis Merzlikins

2–1

2nd period

🍁 Nicholas Robertson 2nd · 01:35

Assists: Timothy Liljegren, Max Domi · beat Spencer Martin

3–1

🧥 Brendan Gaunce 2nd · 03:20

Assists: Alexandre Texier, Damon Severson · beat Ilya Samsonov

3–2

🍁 William Nylander PP 2nd · 09:42

Assists: Auston Matthews, Morgan Rielly · beat Spencer Martin

4–2

🧥 Dmitri Voronkov PP 2nd · 11:05

Assists: Johnny Gaudreau, Ivan Provorov · beat Ilya Samsonov

4–3

🧥 Kent Johnson Tying 2nd · 12:43

Assists: Emil Bemstrom · beat Ilya Samsonov

4–4

🍁 John Tavares PP Go-ahead 2nd · 19:05

Assists: William Nylander, Morgan Rielly · beat Spencer Martin

5–4

3rd period

🧥 Adam Fantilli Tying 3rd · 13:46

Assists: Johnny Gaudreau · beat Ilya Samsonov

5–5

Overtime

🧥 Johnny Gaudreau Go-ahead OT · 02:56

Assists: Damon Severson, Justin Danforth · beat Ilya Samsonov

5–6

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🍁Maple Leafs

L1 Matthews · Marner · Nylander 23:26

L2 Knies · Bertuzzi · Tavares 15:34

L3 Gregor · Jarnkrok · Domi 13:07

L4 Robertson · Kampf · McMann 10:38

D1 Rielly · Brodie 23:56

D2 McCabe · Liljegren 19:48

D3 Benoit · Giordano 15:31

🧥Blue Jackets

L1 Gaudreau · Texier · Danforth 16:39

L2 Roslovic · Fantilli · Marchenko 16:00

L3 Sillinger · Johnson · Chinakhov 14:52

L4 Voronkov · Gaunce · Bemstrom 13:06

D1 Severson · Bean 22:54

D2 Jiricek · Provorov 20:28

D3 Gudbranson · Peeke 17:16

Team stats

Away left · home right

🍁TOR CBJ🧥

33 Shots on goal 21

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

13 Hits 14

17 Blocked shots 12

6 Takeaways 5

2 Giveaways 2

11 Penalty minutes 15

TOR shooting 15.2% (5/33) CBJ shooting 28.6% (6/21)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🍁Maple Leafs

Ilya Samsonov

15/21

.714 SV% · 6 GA · 62:35 TOI

🧥Blue Jackets

Spencer Martin

16/19

.842 SV% · 3 GA · 42:56 TOI

Elvis Merzlikins

12/14

.857 SV% · 2 GA · 20:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

11 of 11 goals located

TOR CBJ

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

Period by period

After 1st — 2–1

Maple Leafs

Maple Leafs — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 6-1 (86% win rate, 7 games)

Blue Jackets

Blue Jackets — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 0-6-2 (0% win rate, 8 games)

After 2nd — 5–4

Maple Leafs

Maple Leafs — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 8-0-1 (89% win rate, 9 games)

Blue Jackets

Blue Jackets — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 1-7-1 (11% win rate, 9 games)

Last meetings

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Blue Jackets lead the season series 2–1

Dec 232023 🍁TOR @ 🧥CBJ 4–1 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

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Who won Maple Leafs vs Blue Jackets on December 29, 2023?

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

Who scored for Maple Leafs?

Auston Matthews, John Tavares, Mitchell Marner, Nicholas Robertson, William Nylander.

Who scored for Blue Jackets?

Adam Fantilli, Brendan Gaunce, Cole Sillinger, Dmitri Voronkov, Johnny Gaudreau, Kent Johnson.

How did the Maple Leafs goalie play?

Ilya Samsonov made 15 saves on 21 shots (.714 save percentage).

How did the Blue Jackets goalie play?

Spencer Martin made 16 saves on 19 shots (.842 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?

Blue Jackets lead the season series 2–1 after 3 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🍁 Maple Leafs

BeforeDec 27 🏛️OTT @ 🍁TOR 4–2 AfterDec 30 🌪️CAR @ 🍁TOR 3–2

🧥 Blue Jackets

BeforeDec 27 🧥CBJ @ 😈NJD 3–4 AfterDec 30 🧥CBJ @ ⚔️BUF 2–3

Also on December 29

🐯NSH 4–5 🐙DET 🗽NYR 3–4 🐆FLA 😈NJD 6–2 🏛️OTT 🦅WSH 1–5 🏝️NYI 🏔️COL 2–1 🎵STL 🪶CHI 4–5 ⭐DAL 🌵ARI 2–0 🦆ANA 🔔PHI 1–2 🦑SEA

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