The big guns came to play for the Maple Leafs in Game 2. lukefoxjukebox on John Tavares, Auston Matthews and a convincing victory.
By storming in Matthews- and Tavares-led waves, the Leafs were able to gloss over a concerning 0-for-6 performance on the power-play in this series. And a lead gave Keefe the luxury of throwing out Kyle Clifford’s energy line more often than when he was chasing Game 1.
“I just think we didn’t have it tonight. That’s really the difference,” Columbus captain Nick Foligno said. “You can dissect it any way you want, but it ultimately came down to we didn’t play a very good game. It’s unacceptable.”Rookie Nick Robertson drew a penalty and didn’t hesitate to let a few pucks rip on the second power-play unit. Frederik Andersen stopped all 21 shots he faced for a third career postseason shutout and improved his series save percentage to a sparkling .982.
“Our guys brought it to another level tonight from a competitive standpoint,” said Keefe, who was closely monitoring the mood on the bench during the drought. “I really liked how our guys just took a drink of water and got ready for the next shift and stayed with it.”“There were certainly more people in front than the first game,” said Korpisalo, the best Blue Jacket on the ice, again.
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