Overview
- Auston Matthews fully participated in the morning skate, but Craig Berube confirmed he will not play tonight against Columbus.
- Scott Laughton will be activated from injured reserve and returns on a line with Easton Cowan and Steven Lorentz.
- Calle Jarnkrok was moved to the top line with William Nylander and John Tavares and received first power‑play reps.
- Joseph Woll is projected to make his third straight start, while Anthony Stolarz is not skating and has no timetable after Berube said the injury was "worse than we thought."
- Toronto wraps a home‑heavy stretch before a six‑game road trip after snapping a five‑game skid, and Columbus arrives off a 5-2 loss in Winnipeg that featured Zach Werenski’s 400th career point.