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Nylander sets OT goals record as Maple Leafs beat Blue Jackets 2-1

Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Columbus Blue Jackets: Game Highlights

Nylander got the pass from defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson and put it past Columbus goaltender Jet Greaves to give Toronto only its second win in last nine games.

Nylander moved past Auston Matthews and Mats Sundin on the team's OT list. The Maple Leafs have seven comeback victories this season, fourth-most in the league.

Nylander also had an assist on Easton Cowan's tying goal in the third period for Toronto, which got its first victory two stops into a six-game trip. Joseph Woll stopped 35 shots.

Ekman-Larsson became the fifth Maple Leafs defenseman since 1991-92 to have a seven-game points streak.

Zach Werenski scored for Columbus, which had its fourth overtime loss in its last 10 games. Greaves had 22 saves.

Besides getting the win, the Maple Leafs had centers Matthews and Nicolas Roy return to the lineup after being activated off injured reserve.

Werenski took a pass from Miles Wood crossing the blue line and then skated to the left corner before beating Toronto goaltender Joseph Woll with a wrist shot on the short side at 13:30 of the third.

It was the Werenski’s eighth goal of the season and fourth in six games.

It also was Werenski’s 121st in 10 seasons with Columbus, moving him into fifth place in franchise history.

Werenski appeared to give the Blue Jackets the lead at 13:04 of the second period, but it was taken off the board when Toronto successfully challenged that Columbus was offside.

Cowan evened it at 16:43 with his second of the year on a snap shot from a difficult angle that went over the shoulder and blocker of Greaves.

Up Next Maple Leafs: at Washington on Friday.

Blue Jackets: Host Pittsburgh on Friday night.

Regular Season Series

CBJ win series 2-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 3rd Period 13:30 Zach Werenski Goal (8) Snap Shot, assists: Miles Wood (1)
Goal 3rd Period 16:43 Easton Cowan Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: William Nylander (20), John Tavares (16)
Goal 4th Period 4:40 William Nylander Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: Oliver Ekman-Larsson (14), Matthew Knies (18)

Statistics

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13 Blocked Shots 12
21 Hits 20
6 Takeaways 4
24 Shots 36
0 Power Play Goals 0
2 Power Play Opportunities 3
0.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
35 Faceoffs Won 24
59.3 Faceoff Win Percent 40.7
19 Giveaways 15
4 Total Penalties 3
8 Penalty Minutes 6
Columbus Blue Jackets Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Denton Mateychuk, D Day-To-Day Jan 16
Miles Wood, LW Injured Reserve Jan 1
Isac Lundestrom, C Injured Reserve Dec 30
Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
William Nylander, RW Out Jan 16
Simon Benoit, D Day-To-Day Jan 16
Dakota Mermis, D Injured Reserve Jan 12
Anthony Stolarz, G Injured Reserve Jan 10
Chris Tanev, D Injured Reserve Dec 31

Game Information

Nationwide Arena

Location: Columbus, OH
Attendance: 16,632 | Capacity:

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Tampa Bay 29 13 62 4
Detroit 29 16 62 4
Montreal 26 15 59 7
Buffalo 26 16 56 4
Boston 27 19 56 2
Toronto 23 16 54 8
Florida 24 19 51 3
Ottawa 22 19 49 5

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 29 15 62 4
NY Islanders 26 16 57 5
Pittsburgh 22 14 54 10
Washington 24 18 54 6
Philadelphia 22 16 52 8
New Jersey 24 21 50 2
Columbus 21 19 49 7
NY Rangers 20 22 46 6
Full Standings