The Leafs looked like the better team for most of the game, but couldn't solve Columbus goalie Elvis Merzlikins.

The Toronto Maple Leafs faced a tough night on multiple fronts, suffering a 5-1 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Wednesday and seeing key forward Matthew Knies exit the game with an upper-body injury. The injury occurred late in the second period when Knies delivered a hit on Blue Jackets forward Kirill Marchenko but got the worst of it.

The Toronto Maple Leafs lost 5-1 to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Wednesday (Jan. 22). Despite dictating the pace for most of the matchup, the Leafs didn’t capitalize on their chances, and some defensive lapses resulted in deflating goals against them.

The Toronto Maple Leafs are coming off a disappointing 5-1 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets last night, led by a hat trick from Toronto-raised forward Adam Fantilli.

Matthew Knies appears to have suffered his second injury this season. The Toronto Maple Leafs forward was throwing a check at Columbus Blue Jackets forward Kirill Marchenko late in the second period when he fell to the ice awkwardly. this happened at the end of Knies' last shift he left the bench early pic.twitter.com/ttWe3jVggl

Last night, the Toronto Maple Leafs Ryan Reaves did his job, at least part of the job that encouraged the organization to sign him two offseasons ago. His first fight of the season came against Mathieu Olivier of the Columbus Blue Jackets.

The Toronto Maple Leafs announced they have sent goaltender Dennis Hildeby to the Toronto Marlies and recalled goaltender Matt Murray. Hildeby gave up four goals on 18 shots against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Wednesday night, bringing his season record to 3-3 with a .878 SP and 3.33 GAA.

If no extension is reached by the trade deadline on March 7, the Blue Jackets would likely be in the market to receive a first-round pick offer for Provorov. He is listed as TSN's No. 21 trade-bait player, which is the sixth-overall defenseman and second-overall left-side defenseman.

Matthew Knies was injured in the second period of Toronto's game yesterday against the Columbus Blue Jackets. Knies struggled to get up from the ice after colliding with Blue Jackets forward Kirill Marchenko and did not return to the game. Knies was ruled out with what the Toronto Maple Leafs called an "upper-body injury".

In the Daily, we have a pair of streaking teams meeting at Madison Square Garden, when the New York Rangers host the Philadelphia Flyers. Plus latest NHL news, including Kirill Kaprizov back from injury for Minnesota Wild.