Jackets take game two of the double header: Game Highlights

It was another disappointing loss from the Leafs on Saturday night. They’ve proven they can compete with the league’s best but continued to underperform against the lottery teams. Columbus took game two of the home-and-home 4-3. Below are the highlights from the game…

William Nylander opened up the scoring ripping a wrister glove side for his 29th of the year…

The Leafs kept the pressure on early. Pierre Engvall almost doubled the lead but he found the post instead…

A few minutes later Michael Bunting made it 2-0. He took the Mitch Marner pass and blasted a shot bar in past Elvis Merzlikins…

The Blue Jackets got on the board early in the second period. The Leafs struggled to clear the zone and paid for it.  Boone Jenner found the puck in slot and put it home…

Merzlikins kept the Jackets within one with robbing Justin Holl with the glove…

With five minutes left in the second. Kirill Marchenko cleaned up the Jenner rebound to tie it up at two..

Less than a minute later. Joseph Woll failed to cover the puck and Sean Kuraly found it in the crease to put Columbus up 3-2…

The Leafs got the comeback started early in the third frame. Marner found Morgan Reilly for on the powerplay for his second goal of the season. 3-3….

The Jackets went up one again 5:46 into the period. Kent Johnson tipped a shot past Woll to give CBJ the lead. The play was reviewed for a high stick but the goal stood…

The Leafs fought back hard for the rest of the third. Sheldon Keefe pulled the goalie with three minutes left and they controlled the pressure throughout. This was as close as they came to tying it up. 4-3 Blue Jackets final.