Dennis Hidelby starts in goal as the Maple Leafs seek their fourth consecutive win when they host the Columbus Blue Jackets (7:30 p.m. EST, Sportsnet).

The Leafs have lost three of the last four to Columbus (two in overtime) and conceded six goals in each loss, including their worst loss of the 2024-25 season back on October 22. The Leafs were 5-0 down just past the midway point of the second period in that game, en route to a 6-2 defeat. source

Projected lineup:

Matthew Knies — Auston Matthews — Mitch Marner
Bobby McMann — Pontus Holmberg — William Nylander
Max Domi — Fraser Minten — Nicholas Robertson
Steven Lorentz — David Kampf — Ryan Reaves

Morgan Rielly — Jake McCabe
Oliver Ekman-Larsson — Chris Tanev
Simon Benoit — Conor Timmins

Dennis Hildeby
Joseph Woll

Scratched: Phillippe Myers, Jacob Quillan

Injured: Jani Hakanpaa (lower body), Calle Jarnkrok (lower body), Anthony Stolarz (lower body), John Tavares (lower body), Max Pacioretty (upper body), Connor Dewar (upper body)

Status report: Dewar is day to day after the forward was injured during a 5-3 win against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Monday. … Pacioretty was placed on injured reserve retroactive to Jan. 18; Maple Leafs coach Craig Berube said the forward is “probably a little longer” than day to day. … Quillan, a forward, was recalled from Toronto of the American Hockey League on Wednesday.