Toronto Maple Leafs vs Columbus Blue Jackets Prediction, Preview and Odds - 10/29/2025

Game Time: 7:30 pm ET, Wednesday, October 29, 2025

Venue:  Nationwide Arena, Columbus, OH 

Where to Watch:  NHL Network

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Maple Leafs -115, Blue Jackets -105; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Maple Leafs -115, Blue Jackets -105; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Maple Leafs -115, Blue Jackets -105; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

Toronto Maple Leafs:  4-4-1 (6th place, Atlantic Division)

Columbus Blue Jackets:  4-4-0 (7th place, Metropolitan Division)

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Toronto Maple Leafs:  4-4-1 last 9

Columbus Blue Jackets:  4-4-0 last 8

The Maple Leafs are entering this game with 9 points, a 4-4-1 record overall, and they are 0-2-0 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a win against the Buffalo Sabres in their last game, winning that one at home 4-3 in overtime, but this is also the 2nd game of a back-to-back with the 1st game against the Calgary Flames still to be played on Tuesday night. In their game against the Sabres, John Tavares, Dakota Joshua, Matias Maccelli, and Nicholas Robertson each scored 1 goal for them in that one. Matthew Knies led the team in assists with 2 while John Tavares led the team in shots on net in that game with 5. Cayden Primeau was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 3 goals on 26 shots with 23 saves and a .885 save percentage. Their offense has scored 31 goals this season averaging 3.4 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 33 goals against them allowing 3.7 goals per game.

The Blue Jackets are entering this game with 8 points, a 4-4-0 record overall, and they are 1-3-0 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a win against the Pittsburgh Penguins in their last game, winning that one on the road 5-4 in a shootout, but this is also the 2nd game of a back-to-back with the 1st game against the Buffalo Sabres still to be played on Tuesday night. In their game against the Penguins, Dmitri Voronkov led the team in goals scored with 2 while Charlie Coyle and Yegor Chinakhov each scored 1 goal for them in that one. Cole Sillinger, Dante Fabbro, Isac Lundeström, Kent Johnson, Kirill Marchenko, Sean Monahan, and Zach Aston-Reese each led the team in assists with 1 while Dmitri Voronkov and Sean Monahan each led the team in shots on net in that game with 5. Elvis Merzļikins was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 4 goals on 31 shots with 27 saves and a .871 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 25 goals this season averaging 3.1 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 25 goals against them allowing 3.1 goals per game.

The current betting odds have the Blue Jackets listed as a slight underdog in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Blue Jackets haven't looked great in their games this season with their 4-4-0 record overall which has them right near the bottom of their division in the East. They haven't looked great on home ice either with their 1-3-0 home record this season. Meanwhile, the Maple Leafs haven't looked great in their games this season with their 4-4-1 record overall which has them right near the bottom of their division in the East. They haven't been a great road team either with their 0-2-0 road record this year. This isn't a great situation for either team with both being on back-to-backs, but the edge definitely goes to the Blue Jackets with the home advantage. Their offense hasn't been as good as the Maple Leafs offense this season, but it isn't that far behind. The Blue Jackets have also had the better defense this year too. Losing Mitch Marner was a big blow to the Maple Leafs too so they aren't as good as they were last season while the Blue Jackets have been building a good team and are looking to make strides this season as a playoff team. The value is with the Blue Jackets in this one as the underdog with home advantage on a night where both teams are going to be fatigued from the back-to-backs. The best way to place a bet here is on the Blue Jackets to win this game. 

Maple Leafs Blue Jackets Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Wednesday, October 29, 2025 (7:30 pm ET start time) is Blue Jackets 3 Maple Leafs 2.

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Toronto Maple Leafs: 84-54 (-5.7 units) on the moneyline as a favorite. 43-45 (-10.2 units) on the moneyline against good offensive teams - averaging 29.5+ shots on goal per game. 51-39 (-11.6 units) on the moneyline against poor defensive teams - opponents average 29.5+ shots on goal. 51-36 OVER against good offensive teams - averaging 29.5+ shots on goal per game.

Columbus Blue Jackets: 43-42 (+16.6 units) on the moneyline in home games. 40-39 (+16 units) on the moneyline in a home game where the total is 6 or more. 36-35 (+7.4 units) on the moneyline when playing against a team with a losing record. 39-25 OVER when playing only their 2nd game in 5 days.

Toronto Maple Leafs:  W. Nylander (RW) Day To Day - Lower-body. C. Jarnkrok (C) Day To Day - Lower Body. C. Tanev (D) Day To Day - Upper Body. S. Laughton (LW) Out - Lower-body. J. Woll (G) Out - Personal. M. Rifai (D) Out - Wrist.

Columbus Blue Jackets:  None.

“I think it was just some perseverance, obviously by the group, and our commitment was fantastic. Our composure was good when it could have went sideways again, but they held their composure and we were able to get the job done.” - Dean Evason after his team’s win against the Penguins in their game on Saturday.

“Gritty win is kind of how I look at it. The difference for me tonight is we were better defending the odd-man rushes. We were above things all night. It was a low-event game. You play teams like that, you have to make sure you are not giving those freebies up and we didn’t do that. Our guys played hard. I liked the jam they played with, physical, couple nice hits, a little bit [ticked] off.” - Craig Berube after his team’s win against the Sabres in their game on Saturday.

LW Nicholas Robertson

C Auston Matthews

RW Bobby McMann

LD Morgan Rielly

RD Philippe Myers

G Anthony Stolarz

LW Dmitri Voronkov

C Sean Monahan

RW Kirill Marchenko

LD Zach Werenski

RD Denton Mateychuk

G Jet Greaves

Points: William Nylander (14)

Goals: John Tavares (5)

Assists: William Nylander (11)

GAA: Anthony Stolarz (3.31)

Points: Dmitri Voronkov (9)

Goals: Kirill Marchenko (5)

Assists: Boone Jenner (4)

GAA: Jet Greaves (2.80)

Coaches:

Toronto Maple Leafs: Craig Berube (2nd season)

Columbus Blue Jackets: Dean Evason (2nd season)