Columbus 3, Toronto 2
When: 7:00 PM ET, Monday, January 8, 2018
Where: Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario
Referees:
Steve Kozari, Dan O'Halloran
Linesmen:
Derek Amell, Vaughan Rody
Attendance:
18933
By Field Level Media
Artemi Panarin capped an improbable comeback with a goal at 3:11 of overtime Monday night as the Columbus Blue Jackets swiped a 3-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs at Air Canada Centre in Toronto.
Panarin tipped Zach Werenski's shot past Frederik Anderson (22-12-2) for his 11th goal of the season as Columbus (25-16-3) passed New Jersey for second place in the Metropolitan Division with its second win in just over 24 hours.
With Toronto seemingly in control, Columbus forced overtime with two goals in a 1:48 span late in the third period. Jordan Schroeder started the comeback at 15:25 with his first goal, collecting his own rebound and beating Andersen with a wrister.
Pierre-Luc Dubois equalized at 17:13, taking Seth Jones' pass and pumping a 30-foot wrister by Andersen for his 10th marker of the season.
The Maple Leafs' James van Riemsdyk initiated scoring at 11:09 of the second. After taking the puck away behind the net, he skated in front of Sergei Bobrovsky. Roman Polak's wrister from the right point was headed wide left until van Riemsdyk's tip sent it off the right post and in the net for his 18th goal.
William Nylander added cushion at 16:02 of the second with the Blue Jackets' Josh Anderson in the penalty box for slashing Auston Matthews. Given plenty of room in the right circle, Nylander maneuvered to its lower edge and beat Bobrovsky with a perfectly-placed shot to the short side, his ninth goal.
Toronto (25-16-2) seemed only to get stronger in the first 12 minutes of the third period. It tried nine shots on net before Columbus even got one to Anderson, and had a 12-1 advantage in shots on goal at one point.
But Bobrovsky (21-12-3) kept the Blue Jackets in contention until his teammates cracked the code on Andersen, who was less than five minutes from his fourth shutout of the season before Columbus flipped the script.
Bobrovsky finished with 36 saves. Andersen bagged 30.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Columbus |
|
Toronto |
Seth Jones 2 |
Points |
William Nylander 1 |
Pierre-Luc Dubois 1 |
Goals |
William Nylander 1 |
Seth Jones 2 |
Assists |
Tyler Bozak 1 |
N/A |
Power Play Goals |
William Nylander 1 |
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
Sergei Bobrovsky .946 |
Save Percentage |
Frederik Andersen .909 |
Sergei Bobrovsky 35 |
Saves |
Frederik Andersen 30 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
Columbus
|
33 |
3 |
0-3 |
1-2 |
4 |
28 |
Toronto
|
37 |
2 |
1-2 |
3-3 |
6 |
29 |
Upcoming Games
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Toronto will play their next game at home against Ottawa. The Maple Leafs have a W/L % of .560 after a win and .579 after a loss.
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Columbus will play their next game on the road against Buffalo. The Blue Jackets have a W/L % of .560 after a win and .579 after a loss.