Columbus Blue Jackets centre Cole Sillinger (4) celebrates his goal with defenseman Ivan Provorov (9) in the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Toronto Maple Leafs in Columbus, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. Photo by Sue Ogrocki / AP Photo

A memorable goal for John Tavares came on a a night the Maple Leafs want to forget. Article content

Tavares’s 500th was overshadowed by the club’s worst loss of the year, a 6-3 defeat to the Columbus Blue Jackets, a final result that flattered Toronto as Tavares and Nick Robertson scored with the game out of reach and long after the Jackets had beaten Cayden Primeau and a lax Leafs’ defensive play five times on the first 13 of 24 shots. Article content Article content

Our takeaways from a tough game at Nationwide Arena:

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