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# Preview: Leafs face their nemesis the Blue Jackets
- URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/preview-leafs-blue-jackets/
- Published: 2025-11-26T17:04:51.000Z
- Updated: 2025-11-26T17:49:35.000Z
- Description: The Columbus Blue Jackets?
- Author: Cathy Squires
- Tags: Game Coverage

### Toronto Maple Leafs @ Columbus Blue Jackets  
07:00 PM at Nationwide Arena  
Watch on: SN, SN360, FDSNOH

### 

The Leafs last game was away on November 22 against the Montréal Canadiens, which Toronto lost by a score of 5-2 in regulation. The Leafs have a record of 9-10-3 for a 0.477 Points %.

The Columbus Blue Jackets last played away on November 24 against the Washington Capitals. The Blue Jackets lost by a score of 5-1 in regulation, and their current league record is 11-9-3 for a 0.543 Points %.

### Them

They live to score on the Leafs, beat the Leafs, and that's just how it is.

> CBJ coach Dean Evason says Zach Werenski is IN tonight against Leafs   
>  
> Kirill Marchenko, Mathieu Olivier are OUT tonight   
>  
> Stoney Creek, Ont. native Luca Pinelli makes his NHL debut [@TSN\_Sports](https://twitter.com/TSN%5FSports?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
> 
> — Mark Masters (@markhmasters) [November 26, 2025](https://twitter.com/markhmasters/status/1993704581092782112?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

#### Lines

Projected Lines

Dmitri Voronkov - Adam Fantilli - Yegor Chinakhov  
Miles Wood - Sean Monahan - Kent Johnson  
Zach Aston-Reese - Charlie Coyle - Cole Sillinger  
Luca Pinelli - Brendan Gaunce - Isac Lundestrom

Zach Werenski - Ivan Provorov  
Denton Mateychuk - Damon Severson  
Brendan Smith - Dante Fabbro

Jet Greaves - confirmed starter  
Elvis Merzlikins

### Us

Yesterday, Auston Matthews, Matt Knies and Nic Roy all participated in practice, but on a fifth line and dressed as scratches. Today, all appear ready to play.

> Matthew Knies: "I feel great. I feel a lot better. I'm just excited to get back in the lineup. It sucks watching. You just want to be out there to help the guys so happy to do that today"  
>  
> Says he had been dealing with lower-body issue for "probably more than a month"[@TSN\_Sports](https://twitter.com/TSN%5FSports?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
> 
> — Mark Masters (@markhmasters) [November 26, 2025](https://twitter.com/markhmasters/status/1993715036221735031?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

Brandon Carlo also skated today for the first time. That leaves Anthony Stolarz as the only injured player not yet at a practice or skate. 

> Craig Berube declines to say who will be out tonight for Leafs   
>  
> Dakota Joshua, Matias Maccelli and Sammy Blais are staying out late at skate and are projected scratches tonight [@TSN\_Sports](https://twitter.com/TSN%5FSports?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
> 
> — Mark Masters (@markhmasters) [November 26, 2025](https://twitter.com/markhmasters/status/1993726692486201719?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

#### Lines 

Projected Lineup ***Please Note: there were no line rushes this morning, so this is just a guess containing the names of the players who are playing***

Matthew Knies - Auston Matthews - Easton Cowan  
William Nylander - John Tavares - Calle Järnkrok  
Bobby McMann - Nic Roy - Nick Robertson  
Steven Lorentz - Scott Laughton - Max Domi

Morgan Rielly - Oliver Ekman-Larsson  
Simon Benoit - Jake McCabe  
Dakota Mermis - Troy Stecher

Joe Woll  
Dennis Hildeby

### The Game

I dunno. Who knows what this team will do. But it sure is nice to have the real players back. Or at least some of them.