From kristen_shilton: Leafs' vaunted offence halted by Korpisalo, Blue Jackets' smothering defence. MORE:
The Maple Leafs’ goaltender had stonewalled the Columbus Blue Jackets for more than two periods in Game 1 of their NHL playoff qualifying-round series on Sunday, matching’s quick wrister early in the third period sailed past Andersen’s blocker, a harmless-looking shot that would be Columbus’ game-winner in a 2-0 Leafs’ loss.“I saw him coming on the wing. His initial release looked to be a little bit higher and I reacted up and I made a little mistake,” said Andersen of Atkinson’s tally.
“[The Blue Jackets] did what they do best and what we were prepared for,” said head coach Sheldon Keefe. “We knew it was going to be difficult. Now we're out on the ice and you feel it. We didn't get one to fall for us here today. I thought we did have some chances to get more than what we got on the scoreboard but it didn't fall in for us, it fell in for them and that's the difference.”a team-high 24:38.
“I thought we played a good enough game to win today,” Keefe said. “I thought we were going to be rolling pretty good and then all of a sudden, you're down and it changes the nature of the game from there. But obviously, we got to find a way to score. You can't win when you don't score. We're going to have to regroup here, push back and get one go our way.”John Tavares
For 18-year-old Nick Robertson, Sunday marked his NHL debut, and even in a losing effort the rookie found a way to have an impact early. Robertson generated the Leafs’ first real chance on net in the first period, calling for a pass from linematebelow the goal line while perched on Korpisalo’s doorstep, but the netminder managed to turn him aside.
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