TOR @ CBJ Gameday Thread

Game date: 2026-10-20 Posted by kaylee on 2026-10-20 04:00:10

TOR @ CBJ

Venue: Nationwide Arena

Puck drop: Tue Oct 20, 2026 7:00pm EDT

Use this thread to talk about the game before, during, and after.

Game Preview

TOR (last 10)

Record 3-5-2
Streak L4
GF/GP · GA/GP 2.9 · 3.1
Power play 8/30 (26.7%)
Last game L vs SJS (0–0)

CBJ (last 10)

Record 3-7-0
Streak L1
GF/GP · GA/GP 2.5 · 3
Power play 3/25 (12%)
Last game L vs MIN (1–2)

Recent meetings:

2025-11-26 TOR 2 @ CBJ 1 OT/SO
2025-11-20 CBJ 3 @ TOR 2 OT/SO
2025-10-29 TOR 3 @ CBJ 6

Players to watch (last 5 team games):

TOR

Auston Matthews 9 pts · 5 G · 14 SOG
William Nylander 7 pts · 2 G · 17 SOG
Kirill Marchenko 6 pts · 3 G · 12 SOG
John Tavares 4 pts · 1 G · 3 SOG

CBJ

Cole Sillinger 4 pts · 2 G · 5 SOG
Damon Severson 4 pts · 1 G · 5 SOG
Zach Werenski 4 pts · 0 G · 12 SOG
Kent Johnson 3 pts · 3 G · 14 SOG

Prediction:

Expected goals: TOR 2.95 · CBJ 2.91 · Win odds: TOR 49.3% · CBJ 50.7% · OT/SO chance: 17.2%

3-3 34.5%
2-3 33.6%
2-2 31.9%

Box Score

TOR 6 Final CBJ 2

2026-10-20

Stat	TOR	CBJ
Goals	6	2
Shots	22	37
Power Play	1/5 (20.0%)	0/6 (0.0%)
PIM	27	15
Faceoffs	30 / 27	27 / 30
Blocks	15	5
Saves	35	16

TOR Scorers
	G	A	PTS
Easton Cowan	1	2	3
Jack Roslovic	1	2	3
Auston Matthews	1	1	2
William Nylander	1	1	2
Kirill Marchenko	1	0	1
Marshall Rifai	1	0	1
Morgan Rielly	0	3	3
Colton Sissons	0	1	1
Oliver Ekman-Larsson	0	1	1

CBJ Scorers
	G	A	PTS
Charlie Coyle	1	0	1
Jake Christiansen	1	0	1
Cole Sillinger	0	1	1
Dmitri Voronkov	0	1	1
Emil Andrae	0	1	1
Valeri Nichushkin	0	1	1

Lineups

As of 2026-10-20 11:30PM EDT

Source: DailyFaceoff.com

Expected lineup

TOR Away

Forwards

Line 1

Easton Cowan

#53 · LW

TOI 15:19xGF/60 4.38xGA/60 4.48CF/60 65.1SC±/60 +9.30G±/60 0.00CF% 40.9xGF% 43.2

Auston Matthews

#34 · C

TOI 20:57xGF/60 3.22xGA/60 4.40CF/60 46.2SC±/60 -3.84G±/60 -3.85CF% 41.7xGF% 52.1

Jack Roslovic

#96 · RW

TOI 15:13xGF/60 3.22xGA/60 4.46CF/60 46.9SC±/60 -8.53G±/60 -4.27CF% 44.0xGF% 55.4

Line 2

Kirill Marchenko

#86 · LW

TOI 17:21xGF/60 5.91xGA/60 4.48CF/60 68.9SC±/60 0.00G±/60 -4.92CF% 30.4xGF% 45.0

Nick Paul

#20 · C

TOI 18:52xGF/60 4.98xGA/60 4.52CF/60 68.6SC±/60 +3.81G±/60 0.00CF% 36.8xGF% 49.8

William Nylander

#88 · RW

TOI 20:47xGF/60 5.38xGA/60 5.09CF/60 67.0SC±/60 +8.37G±/60 0.00CF% 35.0xGF% 43.2

Line 3

Gavin McKenna

#92 · LW

TOI 11:30xGF/60 4.95xGA/60 6.78CF/60 60.1SC±/60 +8.59G±/60 0.00CF% 26.7xGF% 27.8

Colton Sissons

#15 · C

TOI 16:15xGF/60 3.68xGA/60 5.14CF/60 53.0SC±/60 +4.82G±/60 0.00CF% 9.1xGF% 0.0

Vinni Lettieri

TOI 9:20xGF/60 4.60xGA/60 6.31CF/60 55.9SC±/60 +7.98G±/60 0.00CF% 10.0xGF% 0.0

Line 4

Brandon Duhaime

#24 · LW

TOI 10:42xGF/60 5.88xGA/60 3.84CF/60 82.3SC±/60 +14.97G±/60 0.00CF% 36.8xGF% 33.4

Teddy Blueger

#73 · C

TOI 11:52xGF/60 5.80xGA/60 3.36CF/60 66.4SC±/60 +7.37G±/60 0.00CF% 35.0xGF% 37.9

Zack MacEwen

TOI 5:56xGF/60 7.10xGA/60 2.53CF/60 80.9SC±/60 +20.22G±/60 0.00CF% 66.7xGF% 71.1

Defense

Pair 1

Jake McCabe

#22 · LD

TOI 23:01xGF/60 3.44xGA/60 5.31CF/60 45.2SC±/60 -3.23G±/60 0.00CF% 16.7

Darren Raddysh

#43 · RD

TOI 26:39xGF/60 4.07xGA/60 5.04CF/60 55.8SC±/60 +3.28G±/60 0.00CF% 38.7xGF% 52.3

Pair 2

Morgan Rielly

#44 · LD

TOI 21:05xGF/60 5.13xGA/60 3.77CF/60 60.2SC±/60 +10.03G±/60 0.00CF% 44.8xGF% 49.2

Troy Stecher

#28 · RD

TOI 20:13xGF/60 4.00xGA/60 3.93CF/60 49.3SC±/60 -7.58G±/60 0.00CF% 37.9xGF% 39.1

Pair 3

Marshall Rifai

TOI 9:04xGF/60 1.28xGA/60 5.19CF/60 34.7SC±/60 +6.93G±/60 -13.87CF% 32.1xGF% 37.7

Oliver Ekman-Larsson

#95 · RD

TOI 14:42xGF/60 5.26xGA/60 5.28CF/60 77.9SC±/60 0.00G±/60 -4.87CF% 28.0xGF% 29.1

Goalies

Slot	Goalie
G1	Sergei Bobrovsky
G2	Anthony Stolarz

CBJ Home

Forwards

Line 1

Matthew Knies

#89 · LW

TOI 19:55xGF/60 1.70xGA/60 4.44CF/60 39.6SC±/60 0.00G±/60 0.00CF% 50.0xGF% 42.9

Adam Fantilli

#19 · C

TOI 21:18xGF/60 1.91xGA/60 4.36CF/60 39.8SC±/60 0.00G±/60 0.00CF% 50.0xGF% 42.9

Kent Johnson

#91 · RW

TOI 18:52xGF/60 1.49xGA/60 4.69CF/60 38.1SC±/60 -3.81G±/60 0.00CF% 57.1xGF% 51.3

Line 2

Dmitri Voronkov

#10 · LW

TOI 11:26xGF/60 3.67xGA/60 6.67CF/60 54.1SC±/60 -36.06G±/60 0.00CF% 83.3xGF% 70.9

Sean Monahan

#23 · C

TOI 17:02xGF/60 2.49xGA/60 4.45CF/60 36.0SC±/60 -4.50G±/60 -4.50CF% 83.3xGF% 70.9

Valeri Nichushkin

#43 · RW

TOI 16:33xGF/60 3.31xGA/60 3.96CF/60 44.7SC±/60 -4.47G±/60 -4.47CF% 71.4xGF% 50.1

Line 3

Cole Sillinger

#4 · LW

TOI 13:37xGF/60 0.39xGA/60 6.98CF/60 14.0SC±/60 -46.75G±/60 0.00CF% 59.1xGF% 60.2

Charlie Coyle

#3 · C

TOI 19:41xGF/60 0.65xGA/60 5.91CF/60 15.6SC±/60 -39.00G±/60 0.00CF% 56.0xGF% 54.1

Mathieu Olivier

#24 · RW

TOI 18:04xGF/60 1.35xGA/60 6.73CF/60 26.8SC±/60 -30.67G±/60 0.00CF% 64.0xGF% 64.7

Line 4

Ryan Lomberg

#94 · LW

TOI 7:23xGF/60 0.66xGA/60 3.67CF/60 24.4SC±/60 0.00G±/60 0.00CF% 76.5xGF% 75.1

Luca Del Bel Belluz

#93 · C

TOI 7:45xGF/60 0.63xGA/60 5.11CF/60 23.2SC±/60 0.00G±/60 0.00CF% 87.5xGF% 91.1

Conor Garland

#83 · RW

TOI 11:21xGF/60 2.71xGA/60 3.98CF/60 40.5SC±/60 -5.79G±/60 -5.79CF% 69.2xGF% 69.7

Defense

Pair 1

Zach Werenski

#8 · LD

TOI 28:43xGF/60 1.66xGA/60 6.00CF/60 24.0SC±/60 -13.36G±/60 -2.67CF% 62.1xGF% 56.5

Damon Severson

#78 · RD

TOI 23:23xGF/60 1.74xGA/60 5.62CF/60 25.2SC±/60 -11.20G±/60 -2.80CF% 54.1xGF% 46.0

Pair 2

Jake Christiansen

#2 · LD

TOI 16:47xGF/60 1.89xGA/60 3.87CF/60 35.3SC±/60 -7.84G±/60 0.00CF% 60.9xGF% 65.4

Denton Mateychuk

#5 · RD

TOI 19:54xGF/60 1.58xGA/60 5.40CF/60 32.8SC±/60 -6.55G±/60 0.00CF% 87.5xGF% 78.1

Pair 3

Emil Andrae

TOI 5:23xGF/60 2.83xGA/60 5.06CF/60 55.7SC±/60 -33.44G±/60 0.00CF% 66.7xGF% 62.5

Erik Gudbranson

#44 · RD

TOI 14:19xGF/60 1.34xGA/60 3.82CF/60 38.9SC±/60 -19.46G±/60 0.00CF% 57.9xGF% 58.3

Goalies

Slot	Goalie
G1	Jet Greaves
G2	Cam Talbot

Injuries

As of 2026-10-20 11:30PM EDT

Source: DailyFaceoff.com

TOR

Player	Pos	#	Description	Status
Elvis Merzlikins	NA		IR	IR
Max Domi	NA	11	IR	IR
Dakota Joshua	NA	81	IR	IR
Chris Tanev	NA	8	IR	IR
John Tavares	NA	91	OUT	OUT

CBJ

Player	Pos	#	Description	Status
Isac Lundestrom	NA	21	IR	IR
Ivan Provorov	NA	9	IR	IR
Dante Fabbro	NA	15	IR	IR

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