TORONTO -- When rookie goaltender Joonas Korpisalo was not stopping shots, his teammates were blocking them.

The result was a 3-1 victory for the Columbus Blue Jackets over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday night.

Korpisalo, 21, made 41 saves and was fewer than three minutes from a shutout while posting the second career win in his seventh NHL game.

"Outstanding," Blue Jackets coach John Tortorella said. "That's a big reason why you win in the National Hockey League is you get goaltending like that. Although we didn't make plays and we spent a lot of time in our end in the second half of in the game, I thought we did a good job of blocking shots."

Korpisalo's other win came Dec. 19 against the Philadelphia Flyers. The native of Finland was the third pick by Columbus (62nd overall) in the 2012 draft.

Centers Boone Jenner, Alexander Wennberg and Brandon Dubinsky scored for the Blue Jackets (16-25-4), who had lost their previous four games, including one in overtime.

Right winger Brad Boyes scored late in the third period for the Maple Leafs.

The Blue Jackets were playing on consecutive nights, losing 5-2 to the New York Islanders on Tuesay in Brooklyn. The Maple Leafs had not played since losing 7-0 to the San Jose Sharks on Saturday.

"It felt kind of slow," Toronto center Shawn Matthias said. "It didn't feel like it was that fast of a game, but I think they slowed us down. They played (Tuesday) night, so they played a style where they were getting in our way ... a frustrating style. It worked for them, their goalie played well and they got the two points and we didn't."

Goaltender James Reimer made 19 saves for the Maple Leafs (16-18-7), who have lost three games in a row.

"I thought we played a much better game tonight," Dubinsky said. "I thought our details were a lot better. I thought our work ethic was a lot better.

A big disparity on the shot clock, but we had a two-goal lead, a lead for most of the game there and they were pushing hard so we were packing it in there getting some opportunities. They've got a good team over there. For the most part, I like the way we battled, we competed."

Jenner scored his 15th goal of the season at 5:08 of the first period, deflecting a shot by defenseman Seth Jones from the right point into the top left corner.

Soon after, Jenner was foiled on a breakaway after a Maple Leafs turnover.

The Maple Leafs outshot the Blue Jackets 10-8 in the first period and had a 3-1 edge in power plays.

"I thought our first period, we didn't execute," Maple Leafs coach Mike Babcock said. "I thought they were jumping better than us. Is that because we came back from the West or whatever? To me, that stuff's all excuses. Catch-up hockey is losing hockey.

"Their goaltender was good, we had a good push, all those things, but you've got to score first and start on time and then you don't have to chase the game."

Wennberg scored his fifth goal of the season at 16:17 of the second period, putting in the rebound of a point shot by defenseman Justin Falk.

The Blue Jackets lost defenseman David Savard to an upper-body injury after his first shift of the second period. Tortorella said he did not know the extent of the injury immediately after the game.

The Maple Leafs outshot the Blue Jackets 15-9 in the second period.

Toronto bottled up Columbus during stretches of the third period, but Korpisalo made a glove save on center Tyler Bozak with 4:19 to play.

The Maple Leafs finally scored at 17:33 when Boyes put home a rebound for his fifth goal of the season.

"It's in the back of your head," Korpisalo said about a possible shutout. "But the big thing is that we won tonight."

Dubinsky scored into an empty net in the final second for his eighth goal of the season.

"I thought we had chances and I thought we limited their chances, but they found a way to get a couple sticks on pucks and it's a 2-1 hockey game," Reimer said. "I think we worked hard enough to get the job done, but the bounces weren't there."

NOTES: Blue Jackets D Kevin Connauton was claimed on waivers by the Arizona Coyotes on Wednesday. The 25-year-old was a healthy scratch from the 5-2 loss to the New York Islanders on Tuesday. He played in 27 games and had one goal and seven assists for Columbus this season. ... Maple Leafs LW James van Riemsdyk (non-displaced fracture, left foot) is expected to miss six to eight weeks after he was injured in a 7-0 loss to the Sharks on Saturday night in San Jose. He has 14 goals and 15 assists in 40 games. Toronto recalled LW Josh Leivo from the Toronto Marlies of the AHL on Monday. ... The Maple Leafs play their next game on Friday when they are home against the Chicago Blackhawks. The Blue Jackets are home to the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday.