Toronto struck first on the power play after Sergei Bobrovsky was caught slightly out of position and wasn’t able to recover his positioning as the puck went off the skate (non-kicking motion, I swear) of John Tavares to make it a 1-0 game.
It didn’t take long for the Jackets to respond, doing so not only in play (matching Toronto’s physicality, calming down and controlling some possession) but on the scoreboard as Nick Foligno launched a shot from the faceoff circle to tie the game at 1-1.
But, Toronto had the final say in the period, when Tavares beat Bob for a second time on a wicked wrist shot, giving the Leafs a 2-1 lead at the break.