Toronto Maple Leafs @ Columbus Blue Jackets: 2024-25 NHL Season Game 6

My recap tonight will be short. My readers know I only recap what I watch or hear myself, and with the transition to Fanduell Sports Network not going smoothly, I missed periods 1 and 2 this evening. The third period is where I'll pick up, but don't worry, there's still plenty of excitement to recap! A third goal this season would come at 11:58 for Kirill Marchenko. Alternate Captain, Sean Monahan, would have his fourth assist on this goal and Cole Sillinger would have his third this season.  This would take the Blue Jackets to an unbelievable 6-1 lead. Now, I'm a heavy optimist for this team, but containing the Toronto Maple Leafs to the extent they did this evening, especially with players like Auston Mathews and William Nylander, is no small accomplishment! Now, the Leafs would get a goal back at 13:03 thanks to N. Robertson. It's goal one of his season. The assists would go to J, Tavares, and S. Benoit. The Blue Jackets would put up a brick wall after this and conclude this game with a 6-2 win. What a statement win early into the 2024-25 NHL Season! It's even more impressive when you consider the injuries to key players like Boone Jenner, Erik Gudbranson, Kent Johnson, and others. Great job, Jackets! 

It was a .929 Save Percentage night for Daniil Tarasov in the Blue Jackets net. He accomplished this with 26 saves on the Leaf's 28 shots on goal.  Elvis Merzlikins did back him up tonight, but with the steller team performance, along with his own, Daniil Tarasov never left the net. It will be interesting to see who gets the start in Nashville on Saturday night. 

Daniil Tarasov would be the Third Star tonight thanks to the stats I just mentioned. 

The Second Star of tonight's game would be Justin Danforth, thanks to his goal and two assists. It's so great to see him bounce back after being away so long recovering from that wrist injury!

And last, but greatest, the First Star tonight, and rightfully so, would be Mathieu Oliver, who had his first multi-goal game with two this evening. 

Speaking of, that will be the next game. The puck will drop against the Predators at 8:00 p.m. Saturday as the Blue Jackets look to expand on their 3-3-0 season. 

GO CBJ!



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