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Maple Leafs look to ignite offense vs. Blue Jackets

The Columbus Blue Jackets played their trademark defensive game in the opener of the best-of-five Eastern Conference qualifying series on Sunday night.

Now, it is up to the eighth-seeded Maple Leafs to do their thing on Tuesday in Game 2 against the ninth-seeded Blue Jackets in Toronto.

The Blue Jackets play with a structured defense, while the Maple Leafs' game is to score goals.

"Obviously, they did what they do best and what we were prepared for," Maple Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe said of the 2-0 loss on Sunday. "We knew it was going to be difficult.