National Hockey League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Columbus 2, Toronto 1
When: 7:00 PM ET, Monday, March 3, 2014
Where: Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario
Referees: Eric Furlatt, Brad Watson
Linesmen: Greg Devorski, Steve Miller
Attendance: 19577

Blue Jackets 2, Maple Leafs 1: Artem Anisimov scored for the third straight game as Columbus snapped Toronto's seven-game home winning streak.

Defenseman Dalton Prout netted his first goal of the season as the Blue Jackets completed a sweep of their three-game season series against the Maple Leafs. Sergei Bobrovsky turned aside 28 shots and came within 4:15 of blanking Toronto for the second time this season.

Mason Raymond scored late in the third period for Toronto, which saw its overall winless drought reach three games (0-1-2). James Reimer, making his first start since Jan. 25, made 31 saves.

Prout snapped the scoreless deadlock midway through the second period with a blast from the right point that beat a screened Reimer, ending his 33-game drought dating to last season. Anisimov doubled the lead less than three minutes later, scrambling to his feet after absorbing a hard check and beating a stickless Reimer with a wrist shot from the right side of the net.

Raymond gave the Maple Leafs hope with his third goal in five games, spoiling Bobrovsky's shutout bid with a high shot from the right faceoff circle, but Toronto was unable to get the equalizer. The Maple Leafs came within inches of scoring in the first period as Phil Kessel's shot trickled through the pads of Bobrovsky, but the puck spun at the goal line before Columbus' Ryan Johansen swept it away.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Anisimov boosted his season total to 16 goals, two shy of his career high set with the New York Rangers in 2010-11. ... Toronto C Kessel and LW James van Riemsdyk each had four-game point streaks snapped, during which they collected eight and seven points, respectively. ... Blue Jackets D Ryan Murray suffered a lower-body injury in the first period and did not return.
Top Game Performances
 
Columbus   Toronto
Artem Anisimov 1 Points Mason Raymond 1
Artem Anisimov 1 Goals Mason Raymond 1
Matt Calvert 1 Assists Joffrey Lupul 1
N/A Power Play Goals N/A
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Sergei Bobrovsky .966 Save Percentage James Reimer .939
Sergei Bobrovsky 28 Saves James Reimer 31
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Columbus 33 2 0-1 2-2 4 32
Toronto 29 1 0-2 1-1 2 22
Upcoming Games
  • Toronto will play their next game on the road against NY Rangers. The Maple Leafs have a W/L % of .576 after a win and .433 after a loss.
  • Columbus will play their next game at home against Dallas. The Blue Jackets have a W/L % of .567 after a win and .452 after a loss.