{"id":249248,"date":"2025-10-30T03:19:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T03:19:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/249248\/"},"modified":"2025-10-30T03:19:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T03:19:08","slug":"tavares-scores-500th-career-goal-in-maple-leafs-loss-to-blue-jackets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/249248\/","title":{"rendered":"Tavares scores 500th career goal in Maple Leafs loss to Blue Jackets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>He scored at 15:45 of the third period to make it 6-2.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhl.com\/player\/cole-sillinger-8482705\" title=\"Cole Sillinger\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cole Sillinger<\/a> scored his first two goals of the season and had an assist, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhl.com\/player\/mathieu-olivier-8479671\" title=\"Mathieu Olivier\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mathieu Olivier<\/a> set a career-high with four points (one goal, three assists) for the Blue Jackets (6-4-0), who have won three straight and five of six.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhl.com\/player\/charlie-coyle-8475745\" title=\"Charlie Coyle\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Charlie Coyle<\/a> had a career-best four assists, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhl.com\/player\/zach-werenski-8478460\" title=\"Zach Werenski\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Zach Werenski<\/a> had a goal and an assist and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhl.com\/player\/elvis-merzlikins-8478007\" title=\"Elvis Merzlikins\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Elvis Merzlikins<\/a> made 33 saves for Columbus.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhl.com\/player\/sammy-blais-8478104\" title=\"Sammy Blais\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sammy Blais<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhl.com\/player\/nicholas-robertson-8481582\" title=\"Nicholas Robertson\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nicholas Robertson<\/a> each had a goal and an assist, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhl.com\/player\/cayden-primeau-8480051\" title=\"Cayden Primeau\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cayden Primeau<\/a> made 18 saves for the Maple Leafs (5-5-1), who had won two straight.<\/p>\n<p>Each team was coming off 4-3 wins on Tuesday: The Blue Jackets in overtime against the Buffalo Sabres while Toronto defeated the Calgary Flames.<\/p>\n<p>Sillinger put the Blue Jackets on the board first to make it 1-0 at 6:56 in the first period. Sillinger got the wrist shot off thanks to a pass from Coyle, which marked his 300th career assist.<\/p>\n<p>Werenski made it 2-0 at 11:16 with a wrist shot from the right circle. He has a goal in two straight games.<\/p>\n<p>Blais batted a shot from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhl.com\/player\/jake-mccabe-8476931\" title=\"Jake McCabe\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jake McCabe<\/a> into the net with the shaft of his stick at 2:43 of the second period to make it 2-1 in his debut for the Leafs. Blais was claimed off waivers from the Montreal Canadiens on Oct. 6 and had been a scratch until tonight, as Maple Leafs&#8217; leading scorer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhl.com\/player\/william-nylander-8477939\" title=\"William Nylander\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">William Nylander<\/a> did not dress due to a lower-body injury.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhl.com\/player\/ivan-provorov-8478500\" title=\"Ivan Provorov\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ivan Provorov<\/a> regained a two-goal lead making it 3-1 at 8:33. He went to the backhand in the slot to put in the rebound of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhl.com\/player\/dmitri-voronkov-8481716\" title=\"Dmitri Voronkov\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dmitri Voronkov<\/a> shot.<\/p>\n<p>Sillinger increased the Blue Jackets&#8217; lead to 4-1 at 13:24, completing a 2-on-1 with Coyle on a shot from the left circle before Fabbro made it 5-1 at 16:58.<\/p>\n<p>Olivier upped it to 6-1 at 7:50 of the third period for his first of the season from a Coyle drop pass.<\/p>\n<p>After the Tavares goal, Robertson scored off a wrist shot at 18:10 for the 6-3 final.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"He scored at 15:45 of the third period to make it 6-2. 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