RECAP | Leafs @ Blue Jackets | Oct. 20, 2026

TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (5-4-2, 12 POINTS) vs. COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS (3-5-0, 6 POINTS)

October 20, 2026

GAME SUMMARY         |           EVENT SUMMARY        |           FACE-OFF SUMMARY

PLAYER NOTES

• Kirill Marchenko scored Toronto’s first goal of the game at 8:16 of the first period on the power play. Marchenko tied Auston Matthews for the team lead in power play goals (3).  
• Kirill Marchenko became the second player in the last 20 years to record points in each of his first four road games with Toronto after Auston Matthews (4 GP in 2016-17). 
• William Nylander gave the Maple Leafs their first lead of the night at 2:26 of the second period. His 298th career NHL goal. 
• Auston Matthews scored his 436th goal in his 700th career game, tying Pavel Bure for the sixth most by a player through the milestone contest in NHL history. Wayne Gretzky (589), Mario Lemieux (580), Mike Bossy (542), Brett Hull (504) and Jari Kurri (454) round out the top five. 
• Auston Matthews scored the 68th game-winning goal of his career. 
• Easton Cowan became the first Maple Leafs player age 21 or younger to score a shorthanded goal since Mitch Marner (Feb. 14, 2019).
• Oliver Ekman-Larsson recorded his first point of the season (assist) on Easton Cowan’s short-handed goal. 
• Easton Cowan (1-2—3) is the third Maple Leafs player over the past 25 years to record three points in a period at age 21 or younger, following Mitch Marner (3x) and Auston Matthews (2x).
• Jack Roslovic scored Toronto’s fifth goal of the night against his former team and in his hometown. 
• Marshall Rifai scored for the Maple Leafs at 16:58 of the third period, recording the first goal of his NHL career.
• Morgan Rielly recorded a season-high three points (3 assists) in tonight’s win over Columbus.
• Anthony Stolarz earned his third win of the season making 33 saves.
• Toronto had five skaters with a multi-point game tonight (Cowan (1-2-3), Matthews (1-1-2), Nylander (1-1-2), Rielly (0-3-3), and Roslovic (1-2-3).

MILESTONE MOMENTS

• Auston Matthews skated in his 700th career NHL game. He became the 17^th player in Toronto Maple Leafs history to play 700 games with the franchise. 

POINT STREAKS

• Colton Sissons recorded an assist on William Nylander’s goal to extend his point streak to four games (1-3-4). 
• Auston Matthews recorded a goal and an assist for points in back-to-back games (2-3-5). 
• Kirill Marchenko recorded a goal against his former team and has points in back-to-back games (1-1-2). 
• William Nylander recorded a goal and an assist and has points in back-to-back games (1-2-3). 

TEAM NOTES

• The Maple Leafs were 1-for-5 on the power play and 6-for-6 on the penalty kill. 
• Kirill Marchenko scored the Maple Leafs’ 11th power-play goal of the season, which is the second most among all teams behind only the Mammoth (13).
• Toronto have scored a power play goal in three-straight road games. 
• Toronto went 30/57 (53%) from the dot in tonight’s game.
• Toronto posts back-to-back victories for the first time this season and now own a record of 2-1-1 on the road and are 2-0-0 in the second half of a back-to-back.