Two quick Blue Jacket goals midway through the first period pulled them into a lead they'd never relinquish, and Toronto generated only two more chances before Columbus extended their lead to four midway in the second.
Toronto's scoring chance drought continued in the third, as they again generated only two chances, while watching Columbus add another pair of goals.
The eight chance deficit at even strength was one of the worse performances of the season, but not nearly as bad as their performance in Chicago. The real problem was the Leafs' inability to produce chances, as they had only 5 overall, their lowest of the season (they had fewer at ES in the first Minnesota game, though).
A summary of the scoring chances:
| Status | Overall | ES | ||
| Team | Toronto | Columbus | Toronto | Columbus |
| 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 |
| Total | 5 | 18 | 5 | 13 |
Details below.
This was my list of scoring chances from the game. If you see any problems or omissions (here or anywhere else), please go ahead and leave a comment.
| Club | St | P | Time | Note | Toronto | Columbus | ||||||||||
| CLB | ES | 1 | 18:49 | Atkinson from loose puck | 42 | 81 | 21 | 4 | 51 | 34 | 42 | 13 | 11 | 21 | 27 | 72 |
| CLB | ES | 1 | 15:32 | Letestu drives | 43 | 19 | 71 | 2 | 44 | 34 | 18 | 55 | 13 | 21 | 27 | 72 |
| CLB | ES | 1 | 14:38 | Jenner drives | 42 | 81 | 21 | 3 | 36 | 34 | 19 | 38 | 71 | 7 | 51 | 72 |
| TOR | ES | 1 | 11:20 | Kadri wide from Raymond | 43 | 71 | 12 | 2 | 36 | 34 | 38 | 42 | 13 | 7 | 58 | 72 |
| CLB | ES | 1 | 09:42 | GOAL! Atkinson from Calvert | 22 | 28 | 38 | 4 | 51 | 34 | 42 | 13 | 11 | 21 | 27 | 72 |
| CLB | ES | 1 | 09:22 | GOAL! Umburger from rebound of Letestu shot | 42 | 81 | 21 | 2 | 44 | 34 | 18 | 55 | 14 | 21 | 27 | 72 |
| TOR | ES | 1 | 06:10 | Van Riemsdyk from Kessel | 42 | 81 | 21 | 4 | 51 | 34 | 42 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 58 | 72 |
| CLB | ES | 2 | 16:53 | GOAL! Skille from Letestu | 43 | 19 | 71 | 2 | 44 | 34 | 55 | 5 | 6 | 47 | 58 | 72 |
| TOR | ES | 2 | 15:13 | Bozak deflects Gardiner shot wide | 42 | 81 | 21 | 44 | 51 | 34 | 42 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 51 | 72 |
| CLB | ES | 2 | 14:40 | Skille drives | 43 | 19 | 71 | 44 | 51 | 34 | 39 | 5 | 21 | 27 | 47 | 72 |
| CLB | SH | 2 | 13:35 | GOAL! Murray from Johansen | 11 | 22 | 3 | 36 | 34 | - | 18 | 19 | 71 | 21 | 27 | 72 |
| CLB | ES | 2 | 09:17 | Tyutin wide Anisimov | 42 | 81 | 19 | 2 | 44 | 34 | 18 | 42 | 13 | 7 | 51 | 72 |
| CLB | ES | 2 | 07:05 | Umburger deflects Murray shot wide | 22 | 28 | 38 | 2 | 44 | 34 | 18 | 39 | 5 | 21 | 27 | 72 |
| CLB | ES | 2 | 02:18 | Comeau drives | 43 | 71 | 12 | 2 | 44 | 34 | 55 | 14 | 71 | 47 | 58 | 72 |
| TOR | ES | 3 | 19:37 | McClement deflects Phaneuf shot | 11 | 22 | 41 | 3 | 36 | 34 | 19 | 38 | 71 | 7 | 51 | 72 |
| CLB | ES | 3 | 17:29 | Comeau wide from Umberger | 43 | 71 | 12 | 2 | 44 | 34 | 18 | 55 | 14 | 47 | 58 | 72 |
| CLB | ES | 3 | 10:55 | GOAL! Johansen from Foligno | 42 | 81 | 21 | 36 | 51 | 34 | 19 | 11 | 71 | 21 | 27 | 72 |
| CLB | SH | 3 | 08:53 | Atkinson from rebound of Wisniewski shot | 11 | 36 | 51 | 34 | - | - | 18 | 19 | 13 | 71 | 21 | 72 |
| CLB | SH | 3 | 08:53 | Atkinson from rebound | 11 | 36 | 51 | 34 | - | - | 18 | 19 | 13 | 71 | 21 | 72 |
| CLB | SH | 3 | 08:36 | GOAL! Johansen from Foligno | 11 | 36 | 51 | 34 | - | - | 18 | 19 | 13 | 71 | 21 | 72 |
| TOR | ES | 3 | 05:43 | McClement from Orr | 11 | 22 | 28 | 4 | 44 | 45 | 18 | 55 | 14 | 7 | 58 | 72 |
| CLB | SH | 3 | 02:03 | Umburger deflects Savard shot wide | 42 | 41 | 3 | 51 | 45 | - | 18 | 19 | 71 | 47 | 58 | 72 |
| CLB | ES | 3 | 00:29 | Jenner post from Skille | 42 | 28 | 21 | 36 | 51 | 45 | 38 | 39 | 5 | 21 | 27 | 72 |
The Extra Skater game profile.
Despite the bad loss, the Leafs actually won in overall Corsi, 54-52. At 5-on-5, they won 51-40, but in 5-on-5 close (a very short period of the game), it was 9-7 Columbus.
The scoring chance numbers for the Leaf players:
| Player | F | A | D | TOI | ESF | ESA | ESD | EVTOI | PPF | PPA | PPD | PPTOI | SHF | SHA | SHD | SHTOI |
| Fraser | 1 | 7 | -6 | 15:45 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 15:10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:35 |
| Phaneuf | 1 | 3 | -2 | 23:08 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18:21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 01:23 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 03:24 |
| Franson | 2 | 2 | 0 | 19:19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 17:10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 01:04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 01:05 |
| Mcclement | 2 | 4 | -2 | 13:03 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 09:45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 03:18 |
| Raymond | 1 | 2 | -1 | 16:28 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 15:49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:02 |
| Lupul | 0 | 4 | -4 | 11:57 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 10:34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 01:23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Van riemsdyk | 2 | 5 | -3 | 18:09 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 16:18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 01:23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:28 |
| Smithson | 2 | 3 | -1 | 12:18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 08:39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 03:39 |
| Orr | 1 | 3 | -2 | 07:48 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 07:48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Gunnarsson | 2 | 7 | -5 | 18:31 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 14:45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 03:46 |
| Mclaren | 0 | 2 | -2 | 06:18 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 06:18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Kulemin | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12:12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 09:05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 03:07 |
| Bozak | 2 | 7 | -5 | 20:32 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 18:46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 01:46 |
| Kadri | 1 | 5 | -4 | 17:44 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 17:07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Rielly | 2 | 8 | -6 | 19:46 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 18:02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 01:07 |
| Gardiner | 2 | 9 | -7 | 23:49 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 19:56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:56 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 02:57 |
| Clarkson | 1 | 5 | -4 | 16:17 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 15:40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Kessel | 2 | 5 | -3 | 19:55 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 18:32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 01:23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Reimer | 4 | 16 | -12 | 51:24 | 4 | 12 | -8 | 46:23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 02:00 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 03:01 |
| Bernier | 1 | 2 | -1 | 08:36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 05:10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 03:26 |
No surprise that there aren't a lot of positives for the Leafs on a night like this, but there were two players who had positive nets, as they didn't face a single ES chance while on, in the regular checking line players McClement and Kulemin. Mason Raymond was the only other forward better than -1, a sad state of affairs. Joffrey Lupul, who left injured in a familiar story, was the worst of the forwards, not on for a single Leafs chance. Both Tyler Bozak and Nazem Kadri both struggled at centre ice as well.
A rare decent game from Cody Franson, who was even, as was Dion Phaneuf. The disasters were Rielly and Fraser, each a game-low -6.
The Blue Jackets:
| Player | F | A | D | TOI | ESF | ESA | ESD | EVTOI | PPF | PPA | PPD | PPTOI | SHF | SHA | SHD | SHTOI |
| Skille | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10:35 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 09:41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Nikitin | 1 | 1 | 0 | 05:36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 05:36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Johnson | 2 | 4 | -2 | 23:31 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 20:54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 01:15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 01:22 |
| Calvert | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16:55 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14:29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 01:35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:51 |
| Atkinson | 7 | 3 | 4 | 16:15 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15:02 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 01:13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Comeau | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14:36 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13:03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 01:08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:25 |
| Umberger | 10 | 1 | 9 | 17:25 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13:26 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 03:33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:26 |
| Johansen | 7 | 1 | 6 | 19:48 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15:16 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 03:49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:43 |
| Wisniewski | 12 | 0 | 12 | 21:08 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 17:02 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 03:28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:38 |
| Murray | 9 | 0 | 9 | 20:41 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 16:52 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 03:11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:38 |
| Jenner | 2 | 2 | 0 | 18:55 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 17:39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 01:16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Chaput | 3 | 0 | 3 | 09:09 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 08:15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Anisimov | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15:29 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14:26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:33 |
| Prout | 5 | 0 | 5 | 11:32 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10:05 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 01:27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Tyutin | 2 | 2 | 0 | 21:56 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 18:53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 01:41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 01:22 |
| Letestu | 5 | 1 | 4 | 15:56 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13:46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 01:08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 01:02 |
| Savard | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17:44 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 16:26 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 01:18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Foligno | 8 | 1 | 7 | 20:51 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16:56 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 03:55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:00 |
| Bobrovsky | 18 | 5 | 13 | 59:58 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 51:31 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 06:27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 02:00 |
Wisniewski and Murray were excellent on the back line, not facing a single chance against, while both on for 8 chances for. Letestu, Prout, Umburger and Skille were all +4s, the next best showings. There was one negative player, as Jack Johnson managed to be on the ice for four of Toronto's five chances.
Players with nice chance numbers:
Toronto - Jay McClement, Nikolai Kulemin
Columbus - James Wisniewski, Ryan Murray, R.J. Umburger
Players with poor chance numbers:
Toronto - Mark Fraser, Morgan Rielly, Joffrey Lupul
Columbus - Jack Johnson
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