> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Game Preview: Leafs start another back to back against Blue Jackets - URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/game-preview-toronto-maple-leafs-start-another-back-to-back-against-columbus-blue-jackets-lines-nhl/ - Published: 2019-10-21T14:00:00.000Z - Updated: 2019-10-21T14:00:00.000Z - Description: Matthews and Marner appear to be back together. - Author: Hardev - Tags: Game Coverage, #chorus, #Import 2023-04-05 10:50 ### Columbus Blue Jackets @ [**Toronto Maple Leafs**](https://www.sbnation.com/nhl/teams/toronto-maple-leafs?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com): 7:00pm ### Watch on: Sportsnet #### Opponent’s site: [Jackets Cannon](https://www.jacketscannon.com/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) The 5-3-1 Maple Leafs will face the Blue Jackets for the second time this season. The two teams played on the front half of a back-to-back and the Leafs came away with a 4-1 win on the road. Mitchell Marner scored twice and Freddy Andersen recorded the win. ### Maple Leafs Lines Last time out, the Leafs beat the Boston Bruins without their best centre in John Tavares. It was a nail-biter, especially when Andreas Johnsson blocked a shot and didn’t return to the game, but the Leafs won the game and the birds sang once more. The Leafs confirmed today that Johnsson will play, even though he skipped practice yesterday: > Andreas Johnsson is playing tonight. > > — luke fox (@lukefoxjukebox) [October 21, 2019](https://twitter.com/lukefoxjukebox/status/1186295267731091456?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) Lineup wise, Mike Babcock got very creative with how he deployed his forwards. Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner played most of the night together, but William Nylander also got some looks on the top unit when the opportunity to score was high (offensive zone, weak matchup). Beyond the stars, Alex Kerfoot had a wail of a game, scoring and performing as a very good second liner centre. Dmytro Timashov got his first NHL goal and Trevor Moore spent half the game on the first line. Tonight will be another look into how strong the Leafs depth is, with a focus on how the team is going to deploy their lines. Will they be more balanced? Will Babcock go for the hard matchup again? What will the Leafs learn heading into Boston on the road on the second night of a back to back? It’s not yet certain which form of top six will be used, or if the line blender will be out. These two points tonight are all that matter at the moment, but considering who’s on the schedule tomorrow, they’re especially key. #### Forwards From the most recent game Andreas Johnsson - Auston Matthews - Mitch Marner Ilya Mikheyev - Alexander Kerfoot - William Nylander Trevor Moore - Jason Spezza - Kasperi Kapanen Dmytro Timashov - Nick Shore - Frederik Gauthier *Scratched: Nic Petan* *Injured:* *Zach Hyman* From the most recent practice: Petan (filling in for Johnsson - Matthews - Nylander Mikheyev - Kerfoot - Marner Moore - Spezza - Kapanen Timashov - Shore - Gauthier Defense Morgan Rielly - Cody Ceci Jake Muzzin - Tyson Barrie Martin Marincin - Justin Holl Scratched: Kevin Gravel *Injured: Travis Dermott* Goalies Frederik Andersen Michael Hutchinson ### Blue Jackets Lines The Jackets are coming off a back-to-back weekend against Chicago and the Islanders that both went to overtime and both ended in a 3-2 loss. Needless to say the Jackets are tired and slightly demoralized. Head coach John Tortorella has really liked the process at which his team has played all season, but they haven’t been getting the results. The Jackets are third last in the league in team shooting percentage at 5v5. > John Tortorella stresses that when the [@BlueJacketsNHL](https://twitter.com/BlueJacketsNHL?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) play "the absolute right way all night long," they can't afford to leave points on the board. [#CBJ](https://twitter.com/hashtag/CBJ?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) [pic.twitter.com/0eoO6mppqA](https://t.co/0eoO6mppqA?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > > — FOX Sports Columbus (@FOXSportsCbus) [October 20, 2019](https://twitter.com/FOXSportsCbus/status/1185745199550611456?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) Our friends at Jackets Cannon wrote about their team’s shooting percentage woes in this article linked below. It’s a good read. --- #### Related [Cannon Blasts: When shooting the puck goes wrong](https://www.jacketscannon.com/2019/10/20/20923531/cannon-blasts-when-shooting-the-puck-goes-wrong-columbus-blue-jackets?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) --- Confirmed starters are Freddy Andersen vs Joonas Korpisalo. Forwards Gustav Nyquist - Pierre-Luc Dubois - Cam Atkinson Nick Foligno - Alexander Wennberg - Oliver Bjorkstrand Alexandre Texier - Boone Jenner - Emil Bemstrom Sonny Milano - Riley Nash - Jakob Lilja Defense Zach Werenski - Seth Jones Ryan Murray - Markus Nutivaara Vladislav Gavrikov - David Savard Goalies Joonas Korpisalo Elvis Merzlikins Late lineup changes for the Blue Jackets: > Korpisalo in goal for [#CBJ](https://twitter.com/hashtag/CBJ?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com). Josh Anderson returns — Lilja is scratched. Torts not yet sure if Ryan Murray will play tonight. > > — Tom Reed (@treed1919) [October 21, 2019](https://twitter.com/treed1919/status/1186299962339913729?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)