The Leafs, who were back in their home locker room after making way for the Montreal Canadiens in Tuesday's exhibition game, were otherwise on their heels the rest of the first half of the first period.Andersen made a good stop on a Dubois breakaway before Matthews stole the puck and chimed a shot off Korpisalo's crossbar. "I'd expect more of these games moving forward," Leafs blue-liner Morgan Rielly said of the defensive struggle. 8 seed in the NHL's 24-team restart to a campaign halted by the COVID-19 pandemic 4 1/2 months ago.Alex Wennberg scored into an empty net with 18.2 seconds left for ninth-seeded Columbus, which will now look to grab a stranglehold with a victory in Tuesday's Game 2.
The Blue Jackets found a way to escape, tied the game in the third and then won it 4-3 on Pierre-Luc Dubois’ third goal of the game with 1:36 left in … Jones would have been a serious question mark with an ankle injury had the playoffs started as usual in April, while Toronto blue-liner Jake Muzzin (hand) and Ilya Mikheyev (wrist laceration) are also back. Get a complete list of current starters and backup players from your favorite team and league on CBSSports.com. Joonas Korpisalo vs. Frederik Andersen. Please note that CBC does not endorse the opinions expressed in comments. 2019-20 Columbus Blue Jackets depth chart for all positions. Blue Jackets goalie Joonas Korpisalo made 33 saves to earn a clean sheet in the qualifier.
They're gonna compete, they're gonna play physical. That was fun to play.
"I reacted up and obviously made a mistake. "The Jackets got a lift from it and nearly scored at the other end 1:39 later, when Oliver Bjorkstrand tried to beat Toronto goalie Frederik Andersen between the pads. Werenski then did the same off the near post at the other end moments later.Both teams were close to full health after the schedule was suspended March 12. "For a goal-scorer, a guy that has struggled a little bit as we’ve gone through (previous postseasons), hopefully that will loosen him up a little bit.
Andersen also got some help from the left post on a shot by Zach Werenski late in the period and needed to make a save with his blocker to deny a goal off a backhand by Pierre-Luc Dubois.The Maple Leafs eventually established puck possession in offensive zone for long stretches, moving the puck expertly to force the Jackets into a chase for it in their own end of the ice. The crossbar behind Andersen helped him out again, turning away a shot by Jones, and both goalies made their best saves in the waning minutes.Korpisalo’s robbery against Matthews had people talking about it even following the game. "His initial release looked to be a little bit higher," said the Leafs netminder, who was beaten under his blocker. "He made some key saves, I think on Matthews there in the second was a turning point for us.Jones then fired a shot off the crossbar before Andersen robbed Oliver Bjorkstrand — both players are from Herning, Denmark — with an exceptional toe stop that the deserved a standing ovation, not the din of canned crowd noise. The Leafs weren't able to get to the inside against a tough blue-line corps led by Seth Jones and Zack Werenski that mostly neutralized Auston Matthews' line with the help of Pierre-Luc Dubois up front. Joonas Korpisalo made 28 saves in his first post-season start, Cam Atkinson scored … "That was just a reaction," Korpisalo said. Digital access or digital and print delivery. He was pulled from Game 3 in favor of Elvis Merzlikins, but Merzlikins’ late collapse in Game 4 calls for another goalie … Atkinson got the Blue Jackets on the board first. "I thought Cam played a good game," coach John Tortorella said. "Neither team scored in the first, but both teams had good chances.Korpisalo and Andersen were sharp, with the Jackets’ net-minder making 11 saves and the Leafs’ goalie stopping eight. The Blue Jackets’ goalie will get a chance to help his team clinch a best-of-five series against the Toronto Maple Leafs by starting Game 4 … Choose the plan that’s right for you. "They play a pretty straightforward game, and you know what to expect every night. “Goalie Bob” was a hero in Columbus.Especially last season, when he backstopped the Blue Jackets to a shocking, first-round playoff sweep of the Presidents’ Trophy winning Tampa Bay Lightning. Korpisalo will mind the net Sunday. It was the kind of save and overall performance that rewarded Tortorella for going with him as the Jackets Game 1 starter – a role that Korpisalo and Elvis Merzlikins competed for the past three weeks.
Technically the road team to start this series, which is being played within a quarantine "bubble" in Toronto because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Blue Jackets won their third straight road opener in an opening-round playoff series – dating back to winning the first two games on the road in both 2018 against Washington and last season against Tampa Bay. The shutout was the first in franchise history during the postseason and Korpisalo became just the 14th goalie in NHL history to earn a shutout in his playoff debut.
Instead, Andersen made one of his 33 saves by getting his left pad on the puck.That kept it deadlocked at 0 starting the third, until Atkinson finally got one under Andersen’s arm with his first shot of the game – sending the puck into the far side of the net.The goal pushed Atkinson to the top of two all-time franchise playoff stats, moving him past former teammate Artemi Panarin for the lead in career postseason goals (eight) and points (20). "But obviously, you can't win when you don't score. That’s a really big play for us. Maple Leafs: Projected starting goalies. "The boys played really good in front of me, battling for me to see the puck.After the Blue Jackets nudged ahead early in the third, the Leafs tried to get their high-octane offence going, but were unable to get many second and third opportunities, and were held without a shot over the final 6:12 of regulation.Andersen kept the Toronto in it with a toe save on Alexandre Texier with under three minutes to go, but his teammates couldn't find a way through to Korpisalo before Wennberg sealed it.
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