Columbus Blue Jackets vs Toronto Maple Leafs Prediction, 11/20/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Columbus Blue Jackets vs Toronto Maple Leafs

Date: Thursday, November 20, 2025

Location: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Blue Jackets (-128) Maple Leafs (+106)

The Toronto Maple Leafs (9-9-2) will play the Columbus Blue Jackets (10-8-2) at Scotiabank Arena on Thursday. The moneyline on this matchup has Columbus at -128 and Toronto is opening at +106. The total is 6.5.

The Columbus Blue Jackets were on the wrong end of the scoreboard with a 5-2 defeat against the Jets their last time out. The Blue Jackets had an offensive game that was below their expectations in the loss. For the outing, they scored on 2 out of the 22 shots they attempted. They also had 1 attempt on the power play but didn't get a goal. Columbus compiled 4 mins in the box for this game.

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At even strength, the Blue Jackets have surrendered 50 goals while getting 51 as an offensive unit. Columbus Blue Jackets opponents have 50 power play tries (31st in the league) and have notched 14 goals in those chances. In the matter of their scoring, the Columbus Blue Jackets have racked up 59 goals (19th in the National Hockey League) this year and have allowed 64. Columbus has attempted 611 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 9.7%. For the current season, they have earned 22 points and their points percentage sits at .550. The Blue Jackets have had 629 shots taken against them and hold a save percentage of .898. Columbus has tallied 46 power play opportunities and they have added 8 goals during those advantages, giving them a rate of 17.39%.

Protecting the goal for this matchup will be Jet Greaves. Greaves has taken the ice for 33 games over the course of his professional hockey career. He has accumulated a mark of 16-13-4 and got the start in 32 games. Opponents have tallied 88 goals against Greaves in his pro career and his goals against average per contest is 2.75. Greaves has had 1,071 shot attempts taken against him and has garnered 983 saves. He has a save percentage of .918 in his 1,143 minutes on the ice. In his career, Greaves has accounted for 22 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .688.

In their last outing, Toronto faced the Blues in an outing where the Maple Leafs notched a victory by a final of 3-2. The Maple Leafs netted 3 goals of the 29 shots on goal they pursued. They had 3 power play chances in this contest but weren't able to score a goal.

On the year, the Toronto Maple Leafs have 70 goals, 20 points, in addition to a points percentage of .500. They have permitted 74 goals to be scored by way of 61 goals at even strength and 13 goals while they were shorthanded. The Maple Leafs have accumulated 62 goals at even strength and 8 goals (31st in pro hockey) while having a power play advantage. They have a total of 53 power play chances and they have earned a power play percentage of 15.09%. Toronto has put up 556 shots (17th in the league) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 12.59%, while allowing their opponents 622 shots. They have a penalty kill rate of 78.33% on their oppositions 60 power play chances, and their save percentage currently sits at 88.1%.

On the other side of the ice you are likely to see Joseph Woll protecting the goal. He has compiled 2,121 saves out of the 2,330 shots taken against him, which gives him a save percentage of .910. Woll is sitting with a lifetime record of 48-27-2 and has been in goal for 78 games. He was named a starter in 75 contests and has played for a total of 4,134 minutes. Woll's percentage of quality starts is 58.7% and he has qualified for 44 quality starting assignments in his pro career. Opponents are averaging 2.79 goals per contest and he has surrendered 209 goals altogether.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Toronto (+106) and under 6.5 goals

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