Game 63 - Columbus 2, Leafs 1 - Terrible second period leads to Leaf defeat

The Leafs were even with Columbus on chances in the first and the third, but were badly beaten in the second, and the two goals they surrendered were the difference for the Blue Jackets

It was a strong first period for the Leafs, despite a couple of lapses, as they took the chance lead thanks to a couple of powerplays, but weren't able to take advantage with a goal.

Halfway through the second, the game was still well within control for Toronto, but in the last 12 minutes they were outchanced 10-1, and Columbus picked up a pair of goals.

Toronto weren't able to dominate the game while chasing in the third, as they ended up even with Columbus, but they did manage 5 ES chances. However, after Raymond scored to cut the lead to one, they managed only a single chance, Bozak putting a shot wide with the Leaf net empty.

The Jackets' big second period led them to a dominant ES chance win, though the Leafs' effectiveness in getting chances, though no goal, on early powerplays made the overall closer. The close chances also went to Columbus, but narrowly, only 7-5; things only went south for the Leafs in the second once they were already down by two.

A summary of the scoring chances:

Status	Overall		ES
Team	Toronto	Columbus	Toronto	Columbus
1	8	4	4	4
2	2	10	2	10
3	6	5	5	5
Total	16	19	11	19

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	TSc	Osc	Note	Toronto						Columbus
CLB	ES	1	18:55	0	0	Jenner deflects Wisniewski shot wide	42	81	21	3	36	34	19	38	8	21	27	72
CLB	ES	1	16:46	0	0	Foligno from Anisimov	40	12	41	15	51	34	42	10	71	7	58	72
TOR	ES	1	16:17	0	0	Bozak from loose puck	42	81	21	3	36	34	19	38	8	7	58	72
TOR	ES	1	13:35	0	0	Raymond wraparound	40	12	41	3	36	34	42	10	71	6	47	72
TOR	PP	1	11:52	0	0	Rielly wide from Kadri	43	19	12	44	51	34	24	55	7	58	72	-
TOR	PP	1	10:54	0	0	Van Riemsdyk from Franson	42	81	21	3	4	34	17	18	21	27	72	-
TOR	PP	1	10:46	0	0	Kessel drives	42	81	21	3	36	34	17	19	21	27	72	-
CLB	ES	1	08:48	0	0	Umburger from giveaway	42	81	21	4	51	34	17	18	13	7	58	72
TOR	ES	1	08:31	0	0	Van Riemsdyk from Kessel	42	81	21	4	51	34	17	18	13	7	58	72
TOR	PP	1	06:16	0	0	Bozak wide from rebound of Kessel shot	42	81	21	3	4	34	18	55	7	58	72	-
TOR	ES	1	05:03	0	0	Van Riemsdyk wraparound	23	71	21	8	15	34	19	38	8	6	47	72
CLB	ES	1	03:13	0	0	Umburger from loose puck	43	19	71	4	51	34	17	18	13	7	58	72
TOR	ES	2	14:16	0	0	Kessel wide from Ranger	42	81	21	15	51	34	24	55	11	7	47	72
CLB	ES	2	12:05	0	0	Jenner drives wide	42	81	21	3	36	34	19	38	8	7	58	72
CLB	ES	2	10:38	0	0	Letestu wide from Calvert	11	23	71	15	51	34	24	55	11	6	47	72
CLB	ES	2	07:22	0	1	GOAL! Anisimov from Nikitin	43	19	71	3	4	34	42	10	71	6	21	72
CLB	ES	2	05:21	0	2	Savard post from Nikitin	42	19	21	3	36	34	19	8	71	6	58	72
TOR	ES	2	05:03	0	2	Rielly drives	43	71	12	8	44	34	42	10	71	6	58	72
CLB	ES	2	04:11	0	2	Dubinsky wide from Umburger	43	71	12	8	44	34	17	18	13	7	21	72
CLB	ES	2	03:15	0	2	Dubinsky from Atkinson	43	71	12	8	44	34	17	24	13	7	21	72
CLB	ES	2	02:26	0	2	Jenner drives	11	23	81	4	51	34	19	38	8	6	7	72
CLB	ES	2	01:46	0	2	Horton drives wide	42	81	21	3	36	34	19	38	8	6	47	72
CLB	ES	2	00:41	0	2	Anisimov from Gaborik	43	19	71	4	15	34	42	10	71	6	21	72
CLB	ES	2	00:40	0	2	Anisimov wide from rebound	43	19	71	4	15	34	42	10	71	6	21	72
CLB	ES	3	19:28	0	2	Calvert from giveaway	43	19	71	4	51	34	38	55	11	7	58	72
CLB	ES	3	18:15	0	2	Johansen drives wide	42	40	21	8	36	34	18	19	13	7	47	72
CLB	ES	3	17:05	0	2	Nikitin post from Savard	40	12	41	4	15	34	42	10	71	6	58	72
TOR	ES	3	14:39	0	2	Bozak wide from Kessel	42	81	21	8	44	34	17	18	13	6	47	72
TOR	ES	3	08:52	0	2	Kadri wide from Raymond	43	19	12	3	36	34	19	38	8	7	21	72
TOR	ES	3	06:42	0	2	Lupul wide from Bozak	42	19	21	3	51	34	19	38	8	7	58	72
CLB	ES	3	06:25	0	2	Johansen from loose puck	42	81	21	3	51	34	19	38	8	7	58	72
CLB	ES	3	06:21	0	2	Horton from rebound of Johansen shot	42	81	21	3	51	34	19	38	8	7	58	72
TOR	ES	3	04:39	0	2	Gardiner from Bozak	42	81	21	4	51	34	17	18	13	7	58	72
TOR	ES	3	04:15	0	2	GOAL! Raymond from Lupul	43	19	12	15	44	34	42	10	71	6	21	72
TOR	EN	3	01:20	1	2	Bozak wide from Van Riemsdyk	42	81	19	21	3	44	17	42	71	7	58	72

The Extra Skater game profile.

The Leafs suffered a narrow Corsi loss, 60-63 overall, 47-60 5-on-5, and 23-27 5-on-5 close.

The scoring chance numbers for Leaf players:

Player	F	A	D	TOI	ESF	ESA	ESD	EVTOI	PPF	PPA	PPD	PPTOI	SHF	SHA	SHD	SHTOI
Phaneuf	8	7	1	23:01	4	7	-3	20:16	3	0	3	01:37	1	0	1	01:08
Franson	4	8	-4	16:27	2	8	-6	15:26	2	0	2	01:01	0	0	0	00:00
Gleason	3	3	0	13:45	3	3	0	12:53	0	0	0	00:00	0	0	0	00:52
McClement	0	2	-2	07:08	0	2	-2	05:33	0	0	0	00:00	0	0	0	01:35
Raymond	5	4	1	17:18	4	4	0	13:51	1	0	1	02:35	0	0	0	00:52
Ranger	3	5	-2	13:32	3	5	-2	12:40	0	0	0	00:00	0	0	0	00:52
Lupul	5	6	-1	20:37	3	6	-3	18:02	1	0	1	02:35	1	0	1	00:00
Van Riemsdyk	11	8	3	24:46	7	8	-1	22:56	3	0	3	01:25	1	0	1	00:25
Smith	1	2	-1	06:49	1	2	-1	06:49	0	0	0	00:00	0	0	0	00:00
Gunnarsson	4	5	-1	18:12	3	5	-2	16:55	1	0	1	00:09	0	0	0	01:08
Bodie	1	3	-2	09:17	1	3	-2	09:17	0	0	0	00:00	0	0	0	00:00
Kulemin	1	2	-1	12:36	1	2	-1	11:28	0	0	0	00:00	0	0	0	01:08
Bozak	10	8	2	21:49	6	8	-2	20:19	3	0	3	01:30	1	0	1	00:00
Kadri	4	7	-3	19:11	3	7	-4	16:41	1	0	1	02:30	0	0	0	00:00
Rielly	5	2	3	16:45	3	2	1	13:55	1	0	1	02:50	1	0	1	00:00
Gardiner	5	8	-3	19:14	4	8	-4	16:51	1	0	1	02:23	0	0	0	00:00
Clarkson	2	8	-6	15:29	2	8	-6	15:29	0	0	0	00:00	0	0	0	00:00
Kessel	9	7	2	23:32	5	7	-2	22:07	3	0	3	01:25	1	0	1	00:00
Reimer	15	19	-4	58:32	11	19	-8	52:32	4	0	4	04:00	0	0	0	02:00

A familiar story, as the top line was easily the most effective at generating chances, with JVR's 7 chances for and -1 one of the better performances. Mason Raymond was the only forward not in the negative, while Kulemin's -1 featured just two chances against in 11 minutes. Clarkson was one of the worst players in the game, a -6, and Kadri also struggled at -4.

A very good night for Morgan Rielly, who was the only Leaf in the positive for the game. Tim Gleason also did well, going even. Jake Gardiner had another rough night, at -4, and Cody Franson also had a really poor performance, equaling Clarkson at -6.


The Blue Jackets:

Player	F	A	D	TOI	ESF	ESA	ESD	EVTOI	PPF	PPA	PPD	PPTOI	SHF	SHA	SHD	SHTOI
Nikitin	8	5	3	21:32	8	5	3	21:20	0	0	0	00:12	0	0	0	00:00
Johnson	11	9	2	31:18	11	6	5	27:23	0	0	0	01:33	0	3	-3	02:22
Horton	7	4	3	17:12	7	4	3	16:38	0	0	0	00:27	0	0	0	00:07
Gaborik	5	3	2	14:38	5	3	2	13:47	0	0	0	00:51	0	0	0	00:00
Calvert	2	1	1	11:50	2	1	1	10:18	0	0	0	00:42	0	0	0	00:50
Atkinson	5	3	2	13:16	5	3	2	12:34	0	0	0	00:42	0	0	0	00:00
Dubinsky	4	6	-2	15:50	4	3	1	14:29	0	0	0	00:42	0	3	-3	00:39
Umberger	4	5	-1	13:39	4	3	1	11:55	0	0	0	00:51	0	2	-2	00:53
Johansen	8	5	3	18:36	8	4	4	17:53	0	0	0	00:27	0	1	-1	00:16
Wisniewski	6	4	2	22:44	6	2	4	19:25	0	0	0	01:48	0	2	-2	01:31
Mackenzie	2	2	0	11:26	2	1	1	09:31	0	0	0	00:00	0	1	-1	01:55
Murray	1	2	-1	06:22	1	0	1	04:51	0	0	0	00:00	0	2	-2	01:31
Jenner	7	4	3	16:58	7	4	3	16:58	0	0	0	00:00	0	0	0	00:00
Anisimov	5	4	1	15:05	5	3	2	13:40	0	0	0	00:27	0	1	-1	00:58
Prout	3	4	-1	12:37	3	4	-1	12:30	0	0	0	00:00	0	0	0	00:07
Letestu	2	3	-1	11:45	2	1	1	09:23	0	0	0	00:00	0	2	-2	02:22
Savard	9	8	1	25:27	9	5	4	22:31	0	0	0	00:27	0	3	-3	02:29
Foligno	6	4	2	15:45	6	3	3	14:54	0	0	0	00:51	0	1	-1	00:00
Bobrovsky	19	16	3	60:00	19	11	8	54:00	0	0	0	02:00	0	5	-5	04:00

Jack Johnson played more than 30 minutes, and was the top player in the game at +5. Johansen, Savard and Wisniewski were also strong, all +4. Somehow, despite scoring a goal, Dalton Prout ended up being the only Columbus player in the negative, at -1.


Players with nice chance numbers:
Toronto - Morgan Rielly, Mason Raymond, Tim Gleason
Columbus - Jack Johnson, David Savard, James Wisniewski

Players with poor chance numbers:
Toronto - David Clarkson, Cody Franson, Nazem Kadri

Columbus - Dalton Prout