They also lost the goaltending battle decisively in a 5-1 loss to the Blue Jackets, who continued to have Toronto’s number (four Columbus wins in the last five meetings, all with five or more goals scored).
Most concerning to the Leafs is the status of Matthew Knies, who left the game late in the second period with an upper-body injury.
Your game in 10:
1. It was a first period with plenty of positives from the Leafs‘ perspective, except for the scoreboard part.
Ryan Reaves finally found a willing dance partner, and while it looked like he might go down quickly after an early connection by Mathieu Olivier, Reaves recovered and landed a few of his own in a flurry of back-and-forth punches.