The Toronto Maple Leafs and Columbus Blue Jackets meet Wednesday. Puck drop from Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio, is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET

Looking for a rare sweep of back-to-back games, the Columbus Blue Jackets will keep their lineup mostly the same against the Toronto Maple Leafs.

COLUMBUS -- Despite the 500th career NHL goal by John Tavares, the Toronto Maple Leafs lost 6-3 to the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena on Wednesday. He scored at 15:45 of the third period to make it 6-2.

A pair of Eastern Conference teams take the ice when the eighth-place Toronto Maple Leafs (5-4-1) visit the 11th-place Columbus Blue Jackets (5-4) at Nationwide Arena on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. ET. Columbus won 4-3 on the road its last time out on Oct. 28 against the Buffalo Sabres.

Preview the Oct. 29 matchup between the Columbus Blue Jackets and Toronto Maple Leafs with betting odds over/under, game spread, moneyline, prediction, TV channel and more.

After the NHL’s frozen frenzy on Tuesday night, there is just one game on the docket for Wednesday night. The Columbus Blue Jackets return home from a quick two

Columbus Blue Jackets get huge night from third line while cruising past Toronto Maple Leafs for third straight win.

Toronto's Auston Matthews has 16 goals and 14 assists for 30 points over his last 16 games versus the Columbus Blue Jackets.

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.