Preview: Blue Jackets vs. Maple Leafs

Jackets face Toronto for the first time this season on Wednesday

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By Alison Lukan /
@alisonl nhl.com/kraken

GAME 56: BLUE JACKETS VS. MAPLE LEAFS
NATIONWIDE ARENA, 7 P.M.
TV: FOX SPORTS OHIO / FOX SPORTS GO
RADIO: 97.1 & BLUEJACKETS.COM
Columbus (35-15-5) enters game four of a seven-game home stand Wednesday as Toronto comes to Nationwide on the second half of a back-to-back.
The young Jackets face an equally young Leafs squad that includes rookie Auston Matthews (25-19-44), who is eighth in the league and first among all rookies in goals. He's also first among all rookies in points. Add in teammates Mitch Marner (15-32-47), William Nylander (14-22-36) and Nikita Zaitsev (2-23-25) and Toronto's lineup boasts four of the top ten scoring rookies in the league.

Here are five things to watch for in the game:
PROJECTED CBJ LINEUP:

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