Toronto 3, Columbus 0
When: 4:00 PM ET, Tuesday, August 4, 2020
Where: Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Ontario
Referees:
Gord Dwyer, Jean Hebert
Linesmen:
Shandor Alphonso, Greg Devorski
Attendance:
N/A
By Field Level Media
Auston Matthews scored the go-ahead goal late in the second period and the Toronto Maple Leafs went on to defeat the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-0 on Tuesday afternoon at Toronto.
Frederik Andersen stopped 21 shots to earn his third career playoff shutout as the Maple Leafs tied the best-of-five playoff qualifying series at one game each.
John Tavares added a third-period goal for the Maple Leafs, who dominated play for much of the game. Morgan Rielly scored into an empty net at 19:17 of the third with an assist from Matthews.
Toronto defenseman Jake Muzzin was taken off the ice on a stretcher with 1:52 to play in the game after taking an awkward fall in the Maple Leafs' zone. His head appeared to hit the knee of Columbus's Oliver Bjorkstrand as he fell.
Columbus goaltender Joonas Korpisalo made 36 saves.
The Blue Jackets survived the first two power plays of the game in the first period and had a couple of good chances while killing off the first penalty.
Columbus had an unsuccessful power play late in the first. Toronto had a 15-6 advantage in first-period shots on goal.
The Maple Leafs had two early power plays in the second period, but were foiled repeatedly by Korpisalo. Columbus defenseman Seth Jones helped out during one barrage, clearing a puck out of the crease.
Toronto took its 1-0 lead when Matthews redirected a return pass from Zach Hyman at 16:00 of the second period. Matthews had lugged the puck from the Toronto end to start the play that finished with it being deflected over Korpisalo's right shoulder.
Toronto led 29-12 in shots on goal after two periods.
Tavares, who had been foiled repeatedly by Korpisalo, scored on a breakaway at 4:56 of the third period on a breakout after Andersen stopped a close-in shot by Zach Werenski as Columbus pressed the Toronto goal.
It was the eighth shot of the game for Tavares. Travis Dermott and William Nylander earned assists.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Columbus |
|
Toronto |
|
N/A |
Points |
Auston Matthews 2 |
|
N/A |
Goals |
Auston Matthews 1 |
|
N/A |
Assists |
Auston Matthews 1 |
|
N/A |
Power Play Goals |
N/A |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Joonas Korpisalo .947 |
Save Percentage |
Frederik Andersen 1.000 |
|
Joonas Korpisalo 36 |
Saves |
Frederik Andersen 20 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| Columbus
|
20 |
0 |
0-4 |
5-5 |
12 |
31 |
| Toronto
|
39 |
3 |
0-5 |
4-4 |
10 |
28 |
Upcoming Games
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Toronto will play their next game on the road against Columbus. The Maple Leafs have a W/L % of .528 after a win and .500 after a loss.
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Columbus will play their next game at home against Toronto. The Blue Jackets have a W/L % of .531 after a win and .421 after a loss.
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