Laughton practiced with the Maple Leafs on Monday in a regular jersey after previously wearing a red non-contact jersey.

After seeing a five-game point streak end in Winnipeg, Columbus stays north of the border to take on the Maple Leafs

The Toronto Maple Leafs mounted a comeback that fell woefully short in Wednesday night’s lone NHL game. Toronto lost 6-3 to the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena.

Just one game on the NHL betting slate tonight, and it’s a matchup featuring the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Columbus Blue Jackets. Columbus has won four of their last five games to climb out of a rut, but the penalty kill remains an issue for them.

Before puck drop, forward Matthew Knies was ruled out as a surprise late scratch with the Leafs providing little to no information, simply labeling Knies as “day-to-day” and giving no additional information. During his postgame media availability, head coach Craig Berube pointed to a deeper concern as he revealed the nature of Knies' absence.

The Toronto Maple Leafs are in a frustrating predicament after their captain Auston Matthews landed himself on the dreaded injured reserve. During the Maple Leafs' matchup against the Boston Bruins, Matthews went down and is now recovering from a lower-body injury.

William Nylander scored at 4:06 of overtime as the underperforming and injury-ravaged Toronto Maple Leafs picked up a 3-2 victory over the St. Louis Blues to snap a five-game slide Tuesday night