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Toronto Skates Past Columbus 5-4 - Recap
Toronto skated to a 5-4 victory over Columbus on Monday in NHL action at Nationwide Arena.
Bettors who backed the Maple Leafs were rewarded as -195 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 7.0.
Toronto got goals from Auston Matthews, Ilya Mikheyev, Alexander Kerfoot, Mitchell Marner, and Michael Bunting in the victory. Mikheyev opened the scoring at 8:06 of the first period.
Petr Mrazek turned in a 31-save effort for the Maple Leafs.
Columbus got goals from Jack Roslovic, Patrik Laine, Oliver Bjorkstrand, and Sean Kuraly in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Columbus got a 28-stop effort from Elvis Merzlikins in the loss.
Toronto scored 0 times on 1 chances on the power play, while Columbus went 1-for-3 with the man advantage.
Toronto lost the shots on goal battle to Columbus by a margin of 35-33.
Toronto heads into a battle against the Kraken. Columbus, meanwhile, will have their next action against New York.