Overview
- Columbus logged a third straight victory, winning five of six, with scoring spread across three defensemen and multiple forward lines.
- Cole Sillinger scored twice, Mathieu Olivier recorded a goal and three assists, and Charlie Coyle delivered a career-high four helpers.
- Elvis Merzlikins made 35 saves as Toronto's shot advantage failed to produce sustained high-danger chances.
- John Tavares became the 49th NHL player to reach 500 career goals with a late third-period marker.
- Cayden Primeau allowed six goals on 24 shots at even strength, Toronto lost Steven Lorentz to an upper-body injury, William Nylander was held out with a lower-body issue, and Sammy Blais scored with an assist in his Maple Leafs debut.