Game Preview #61 - Leaf Sweep
The Jackets look to make up some ground in the Wild Card as they have a chance for a season sweep against Toronto.
Columbus Blue Jackets at Toronto Maple Leafs
March 3, 2014 - 7:00 pm EST
Air Canada Centre - Toronto, Ontario
Radio - WBNS 97.1 FM -- TV - Fox Sports Ohio
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Hi Folks. Sorry this is late. And that the intro is basically shit. I've been stuck in my bed most of the day feeling like I got run over by Jan Hejda trying to chase down an empty-net goal. Not good times.
It's been awhile since we've seen the Leafs, but suffice it to say that the last time the Jackets went to Toronto, they exceeded any and all expectations.
Let's do that again, please.
Projected Lineups
Columbus Blue Jackets
(30-25-5, 65 Points; 5th division, 10th conference)
| Boone Jenner | Ryan Johansen | Nathan Horton |
| Nick Foligno | Artem Anisimov | Marian Gaborik |
| R.J. Umberger | Brandon Dubinsky | Cam Atkinson |
| Matt Calvert | Derek MacKenzie | Mark Letestu |
| Jack Johnson | David Savard |
| Ryan Murray | James Wisniewski |
| Nikita Nikitin | Dalton Prout |
| Sergei Bobrovsky |
| Curtis McElhinney |
Toronto Maple Leafs
(32-22-8, 72 Points; 4th division, 5th conference)
| James van Riemsdyk | Tyler Bozak | Phil Kessel |
| Joffrey Lupul | Nazem Kadri | David Clarkson |
| Mason Raymond | Nikolai Kulemin | Troy Bodie |
| Frazer McLaren | Jay McClement | Trevor Smith |
| Carl Gunnarsson | Dion Phaneuf |
| Jake Gardiner | Cody Franson |
| Tim Gleason | Morgan Rielly |
| Jonathan Bernier |
| James Reimer |
Season Series
10/25/13 - Toronto 2 at Columbus 5
11/25/13 - Columbus 6 at Toronto 0
03/03/14 - Columbus at Toronto
Head to Head Stats
Toronto Columbus 2.84 (9) GPG 2.90 (7) 3.02 (26) GAPG 2.80 (19) 21.4% (4) PP% 19.4% (14) 77.5% (28) PK% 81.9% (15) Phil Kessel, 33 G leader Ryan Johansen, 24 Phil Kessel, 36 A leader James Wisniewski, 31 Phil Kessel, 69 Pts leader Ryan Johansen, 47 Colton Orr, 96 PIM leader Brandon Dubinsky, 86 21-10-1 Home/Road 13-14-3 3/1 @ Montreal, L 4-3 (OT) Last Game 3/1 vs. Florida, W 6-3 5-2-3 Last 10 4-5-1