nhl Game Recap
Maple Leafs Down Columbus 3-0 - Match Report
Toronto earned a 3-0 victory over Columbus behind a 2-goal performance from John Tavares on Friday at Nationwide Arena.
The Maple Leafs were a -244 favorite in the win. The combined score dipped UNDER the total, which closed at 6.5.
John Tavares(2), and Pierre Engvall each scored for the Maple Leafs in the victory. Tavares opened the scoring for Toronto.
Ilya Samsonov turned in a 30-save effort for the Maple Leafs.
Joonas Korpisalo stopped 38 of 41 shots for the Blue Jackets, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Toronto went 1-for-4, while the Blue Jackets were 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
Columbus lost the shots on goal battle to Toronto by a margin of 41-30.