Despite the 4-2 final score, the Columbus Blue Jackets weren’t totally outplayed by the Toronto Maple Leafs (though in small stretches you could make a case for that). Columbus had, what felt like, as many chances as they wanted to to make something happen but were never able to do so as they saw their five-game winning streak come to a close.
John Tavares netted the first goal after an early power play when Josh Anderson was sent to the box for tripping (“tripping”) and the Leafs were rewarded, catching Sergei Bobrovsky out of position, just momentarily, as the puck slid off the back of Tavares’ skate from right in front to give Toronto a 1-0 lead.