Toronto Maple Leafs and Columbus Blue Jackets are both top four in offence since mid-December and have six or more goals in ten of their last 13 matchups ...

Bet: Blue Jackets Maple Leafs Over 6.0 goals (-120), Auston Matthews anytime goal (-130), Kirill Marchenko Over 0.5 points (-170) The Leafs started off the season with an elite defensive structure ...

“He is an elite-level execution goalie,” one goalie ... Like his namesake, Elvis Merzlikins burned bright and fast when he entered the NHL, earning Vezina Trophy votes as a rookie in 2020.

The Blue Jackets could be in a different situation regarding goaltending. Elvis Merzlikins left the mid-day skate on ...

Former Wolverine Adam Fantilli scored three goals for his first career hat trick in the Blue Jackets' 5-1 win over the Maple ...

If the Blue Jackets can get a run of 10-to-15 good games out of Merzlikins, that will do ownders ... He’s scoring at better than a point per game, elite defense as a winger, and I’m seeing ...

So, he knew exactly where to be, and he’s got a world-class shot. That’s just really elite by him.” Elvis Merzlikins allowed seven goals in a 7-2 loss to the Penguins during his NHL debut ...

The Blue Jackets are hoping that goaltender Daniil Tarasov can turn things around by getting some ice time with the AHL's ...

Whatever it is the Leafs think of their team, they can’t overlook the apparent fragility at the top of their lineup. When all the buyers take that inevitable step forward at the deadline, the Leafs ...

Elvis Merzlikins left the mid-day skate on Wednesday ... 10th in the NHL -- after registering two assists on Tuesday. "An elite player that does a bit of everything," Brind'Amour said.

They’re now 3-4-3 since the Christmas break, partially due to a major uptick in quality chances allowed at five-on-five; they were at 2.18 per 60 heading into the holiday, fourth-best in the NHL. In ...