Game Preview: Blue Jackets Continue Four-Game Road Trip, Face Off Against Leafs In Toronto

Two nights after seeing their five-game point streak come to an end, the Columbus Blue Jackets are back at it Thursday night when they face the Toronto Maple Leafs in the second game of a four-game road trip.

Here are five things to know before the 7:00 p.m. puck-drop:

• The Leafs score a lot, ranking fourth in the league at 3.50 goals per game. But they also give up a lot, ranking 31st in the league at 3.70 goals allowed per game. Joseph Woll gets his third start of the season in net for Toronto; he missed the first month of the season and was away from the team for personal reasons.
   
• On the Columbus side of the net, Jet Greaves is back between the pipes per head coach Dean Evason. He's made seven starts this month, and the Blue Jackets have points in six of those games (4-1-2).
   
• Blue Jackets defensemen have combined for 15 goals this season, more than any other team's blueliners. Leading the way there is Zach Werenski, whose sixth goal of the season Tuesday night gave him 400 career points in the NHL. 
   
• This is the second of three meetings this year between the two clubs. The Blue Jackets won 6-3 on home ice October 29th, and the two team's will meet again next Wednesday in Columbus to conclude their season series.
   
• Yegor Chinakhov is back in the lineup for Thursday's game and will be on the fourth line, playing with Luca Del Bel Belluz and Isac Lundestrom. No other changes are expected. Here are the complete projections: