.BlueJacketsNHL goaltender Joonas Korpisalo will start in net against the MapleLeafs in Game 1 of their StanleyCup qualifier series.
but did say that both are capable to start. In eight career games against the Leafs, Korpisalo has a 5-3 record with a .914 save percentage and went 1-1 against Toronto this season.
John Tortorella would not elaborate on why he chose Korpisalo ahead of Elvis Merzlikins, it's just that that's the way they're going for Game 1 tonight. He re-iterated that the Blue Jackets are not in the bubble now without the play of both goalies.The 26-year-old had a 19-12-5 record with a 2.60 goals-against average and a .911 save percentage this season. Merzlikins stepped in with Korpisalo out with an injury, playing in 33 games and posted a 13-9-8 record with a 2.
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