Toronto Maple Leafs vs Columbus Blue Jackets Prediction, 10/20/2026 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Maple Leafs vs Columbus Blue Jackets

Date: Tuesday, October 20, 2026

Location: Nationwide Arena in Columbus, OH

TV: Sportsnet, Blue Jackets Hockey Network

Odds/Point Spread: Maple Leafs (+124) Blue Jackets (-148)

The Columbus Blue Jackets (3-4-0) host the Toronto Maple Leafs (3-4-2) at Nationwide Arena on Tuesday. The moneyline on this matchup has the Maple Leafs at +124 and the Blue Jackets are at -148. The total comes in at 6.5.

The Toronto Maple Leafs will look to clean up some issues after taking a 4-1 defeat against the Islanders their last time out. Toronto accrued 4 mins in the box in this matchup. The Maple Leafs offense left a lot to be desired in this defeat. Moreover, they had 3 chances on the power play but didn't convert them into a score. In the matchup, they converted 1 out of the 29 shots they put on net.

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While playing at even strength, the Maple Leafs have surrendered 30 goals while notching 21 themselves. Toronto Maple Leafs opponents have 28 power play tries (16th in the league) and have a total of 1 goal in those attempts. When talking about their scoring capabilities, the Toronto Maple Leafs have tallied 29 goals (10th in the NHL) for the year and have surrendered 31. Toronto has attempted 252 shots and has a shooting percentage of 11.5%. For the season, they have tallied 8 points and their points percentage is .444. The Maple Leafs so far have had 264 shots tried against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .883. Toronto comes into tonight with 30 power play chances and they have added 8 goals out of those attempts, giving them a rate of 26.67%.

The player guarding the cage in this matchup is Anthony Stolarz. The opposition has notched 408 goals versus Stolarz in his pro hockey career and his goals against average per contest is 2.83. Stolarz has participated in 171 games during his hockey career. His save percentage is at .913 for his 382 minutes in the crease. He has earned an overall record of 76-50-15 and he has gotten the start in 144 games. Over the course of his pro career, Stolarz has recorded 85 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .590. Stolarz has seen 4,680 shots taken against him and he has 4,273 total saves.

Their last time out, Columbus faced off against the Wild in an outing where the Blue Jackets ended up taking the loss by a tally of 2-1. They had 2 power play opportunities in this matchup but weren't able to notch a goal. The Blue Jackets netted 1 goal out of the 14 shots on goal they attempted.

Columbus has put up 182 shots (30th in pro hockey) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 9.34%, while allowing the other team 197 shots. They have accumulated a penalty kill rate of 68.00% on their opponents 25 power play opportunities, and their save percentage currently sits at 88.3%. They have earned 17 power play chances and they have a power play percentage of 11.76%. The Blue Jackets are sitting with 15 goals at even strength and 2 goals (32nd in the league) while on the power play. They have granted a total of 23 goals to be scored by of a combination of 15 goals at even strength and 8 goals while they had less men on the ice. This season, the Columbus Blue Jackets have accounted for 17 goals, 6 points, as well as a points percentage of .429.

For the opposition you are likely to see Jet Greaves between the pipes. Greaves has a career mark of 38-30-11 and has participated in 81 contests. Greaves' quality start percentage comes out to 64.9% and he has accumulated 50 quality starting assignments in his career. He has tallied 2,163 stops out of the 2,370 shots taken against him, giving him a rate of .913. The opposition is averaging 2.69 goals per contest and he has allowed 207 goals altogether. He has been a starter 77 contests and has played for a total of 198 minutes.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Toronto (+124)

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