The Blue Jackets and the Maple Leafs entered the NHL’s pause with 81 points apiece, but only one will move beyond the NHL’s qualifying round.
Columbus and Toronto kick off a best-of-five series Sunday night on the Leafs’ home ice at Scotiabank Arena, where Eastern Conference teams will play out the remainder of the 2019-20 season. The ninth-seeded Jackets and No. 8 Leafs, who split their regular-season series, haven’t met since October.
Which team will earn an early edge? We’ll soon find out.
Here’s how to watch Blue Jackets-Maple Leafs:
When: Sunday, Aug. 2 at 8 p.m. ET
TV: NHL Network, NBC Sports Network
Live Stream: FuboTV