Maple Leafs at Blue Jackets preview

MAPLE LEAFS (15-7-0) at BLUE JACKETS (12-7-2)
7 pm. ET; FS-O, TSN4, NHL.TV

Atkinson had a goal and an assist in the 4-2 loss at Toronto on Monday that ended a 5-0-2 point streak for the Blue Jackets.
Atkinson has 11 points (seven goals, four assists) during his streak. He can tie the Columbus record of five straight games with multiple points set by forward Artemi Panarin from March 27-April 5, 2018, when he had 13 points (two goals, 11 assists).
The Maple Leafs seek their eighth win in 10 games (7-2-0) after a 5-2 loss at the Carolina Hurricanes on Wednesday. Toronto goes for its 10th road win in 12 games (9-2-0).

Players to watch

Maple Leafs center John Tavares has 13 points (seven goals, six assists) in the past 10 games.
Blue Jackets center Pierre-Luc Dubois has nine points (four goals, five assists) in a five-game point streak.

They said it

"He gets ready every single day. He loves the game. He's enjoying being a Leaf. He's enjoys the compete and the battle." -- Maple Leafs coach Mike Babcock on center John Tavares
"We have to go in with the same mindset. I thought we played a really good game. We just didn't find a way to win." -- Blue Jackets center Alex Wennberg on losing to Toronto on Monday

Maple Leafs projected lineup

Zach Hyman -- John Tavares -- Mitchell Marner
Patrick Marleau -- Nazem Kadri -- Kasperi Kapanen
Andreas Johnsson -- Par Lindholm -- Connor Brown
Tyler Ennis -- Frederik Gauthier -- Josh Leivo
Morgan Rielly -- Ron Hainsey
Jake Gardiner -- Nikita Zaitsev
Travis Dermott -- Igor Ozhiganov
Frederik Andersen
Garret Sparks
Scratched:Martin Marincin, Justin Holl
Injured: Auston Matthews (left shoulder)

Blue Jackets projected lineup

Artemi Panarin -- Pierre-Luc Dubois -- Cam Atkinson
Nick Foligno -- Boone Jenner -- Josh Anderson
Brandon Dubinsky -- Alexander Wennberg -- Anthony Duclair
Lukas Sedlak -- Riley Nash -- Markus Hannikainen
Ryan Murray -- Seth Jones
Markus Nutivaara -- David Savard
Zach Werenski -- Scott Harrington
Sergei Bobrovsky
Joonas Korpisalo
Scratched:Dean Kukan, Oliver Bjorkstrand
Injured: None

Status report

Matthews wore a non-contact jersey at the optional practice Friday. … Bjorkstrand will sit a second straight game with Sedlak taking his spot.

Stat pack

There were no penalties when the Blue Jackets and Maple Leafs played on Monday. … Toronto is the least penalized team in the NHL (6:02 per game), Columbus is fifth (7:45). … The Blue Jackets' power play in the past seven games is 6 for 17 (35.5 percent). … Rielly has eight points (three goals, five assists) in the past seven games. … Marner has nine points (goal, eight assists) in the past six games. … Panarin has no goals, seven assists in the past 10 games.