Toronto Maple Leafs vs Columbus Blue Jackets Prediction 11/26/2025 Today’s NHL Picks

The Toronto Maple Leafs and the Columbus Blue Jackets meet Wednesday in NHL action from the Nationwide Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Columbus Blue Jackets prediction.

Toronto Maple Leafs Recap

The Toronto Maple Leafs come into this game looking to shake off a 5-2 loss to Montreal last time out to sit at 9-10-3 this season. After this game, Toronto will head on the road for a game against Washington.

Maple Leafs Lose 7 Of Last 8

William Nylander leads the Maple Leafs with 29 points on 10 goals and a team-high 19 assists while John Tavares has 27 points with 12 goals and 15 assists and Matthew Knies has 22 points with 5 goals and 17 assists. Auston Matthews has 14 points with a team-high 9 goals and 5 assists and Morgan Rielly has 17 points with 14 assists. Oliver Ekman-Larsson has 16 points with 13 assists. Anthony Stolarz has gone 6-5-1 with a 3.51 GAA and an .884 save percentage in goal for the Maple Leafs while Joseph Woll is 1-2-1 with a 3.27 GAA and a .905 save percentage.

Columbus Blue Jackets Recap

The Columbus Blue Jackets come into this game looking to bounce back from a 5-1 loss at the hands of Washington last time out to sit at 11-9-3 this season. After this game, Columbus will square off against the Pittsburgh Penguins at home.

Blue Jackets Drop Back-To-Back Games

Kirill Marchenko leads the Blue Jackets with 22 points including team-highs of 8 goals and 14 assists while Dmitri Voronkov has 9 goals and 9 assists for his 18 points. Zach Werenski also has 16 points with 6 goals and 10 assists and Charlie Coyle has 14 points with 11 assists. Adam Fantilli has 17 points with 9 goals and 8 assists of his own while Boone Jenner has 10 points with 3 goals and 7 assists. Jet Greaves has gone 7-4-3 with a 2.80 GAA and a .904 save percentage while Elvis Merzlikins has gone 4-5 with a 3.55 GAA and an .894 save percentage between the pipes for Columbus so far this season. 

Toronto Maple Leafs @ Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Trends: November 26, 2025

Why the Columbus Blue Jackets will win

• The Blue Jackets have won each of their last 15 games as favorites.
• The Maple Leafs have lost seven of their last eight games.
• The home team has covered the puck line in each of the Maple Leafs’ last seven games.
• The Maple Leafs have failed to cover the puck line in six of their last seven road games.
• The Blue Jackets have won the second period in each of their last nine games as favorites.

Why the Toronto Maple Leafs will win

• The Maple Leafs have won five of their last six road games against Metropolitan Division opponents.
• The Blue Jackets have lost three of their last four games.
• The Blue Jackets have failed to cover the puck line in nine of their last 10 games as favorites against Atlantic Division opponents.
• The underdogs have covered the puck line in seven of the Maple Leafs’ last eight games.
• The Blue Jackets have lost the third period in each of their last five games when leading after the second period.

Total Goals Facts

• Each of the Maple Leafs’ last six road games against Eastern Conference opponents have gone OVER the total goals line.
• Each of the Blue Jackets’ last four games as home favorites following a road loss have gone OVER the total goals line.
• Eight of the last nine Wednesday night games have gone OVER the total goals line.
• The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1′ market has hit in each of the Maple Leafs’ last seven road games.
• The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 2′ market has hit in each of the Blue Jackets’ last nine games as favorites against the Maple Leafs.

Columbus Blue Jackets Player Prop Facts

• Zach Werenski has scored a goal in four of the Blue Jackets’ last five games as home favorites against Eastern Conference opponents.
• Zach Werenski has recorded at least one assist in 21 of the Blue Jackets’ last 22 games as favorites.
• Zach Werenski has recorded at least one point in each of the Blue Jackets’ last 22 games as favorites.
• Cole Sillinger has scored two goals against the Maple Leafs this season – most against any opponent.

Toronto Maple Leafs Player Prop Facts

• John Tavares has scored at least one goal in each of the Maple Leafs’ last six games as underdogs against Metropolitan Division opponents.
• Oliver Ekman-Larsson has recorded a point in each of the Maple Leafs’ last six games.
• Matthew Knies has recorded at least one assist in each of his last four appearances against Metropolitan Division opponents.
• John Tavares ranks T2nd in the league for multi-point games (10) this season.

Matchup/League Facts

• The Columbus Blue Jackets rank 28th in the league in penalty kill percentage this season (73.68%).
• The Columbus Blue Jackets rank 25th in the league for goals against per game this season (3.26).
• The Toronto Maple Leafs rank 31st in the league for goals against per game this season (3.73).
• The Toronto Maple Leafs rank 6th in the league for goals per game this season (3.36).

Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Columbus Blue Jackets Prediction

I’m on the Blue Jackets here. I just think that Toronto is unbackable in their current form, as they just haven’t been able to put it together in their current form, and the injuries are not getting better any time soon. Columbus has been able to pick up wins here and there and just beat Toronto in their own barn a week ago. Give me the Blue Jackets here.

Chris Ruffolo's Pick: Columbus -125