The Columbus Blue Jackets made it much easier Thursday on goaltender Joonas Korpisalo in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference playoff series against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Now they look to continue that trend over the weekend.
The Blue Jackets evened their best-of-seven series with Tampa Bay at one win apiece behind a strong defensive showing and superb 36-save effort from Korpisalo in a 3-1 win.
The two teams meet in Game 3 on Saturday night at Toronto's Scotiabank Arena. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET.
Korpisalo, 26, stole the show in Game 1 with an NHL-record 85 saves in the fourth-longest game in league history, but coach John Tortorella's group fell 3-2 to Tampa Bay and needed a bounce-back effort in Game 2.