Maple Leafs waste second life, lose to Blue Jackets in Game 5

TORONTO, ONTARIO - AUGUST 09: Zach Werenski #8 of the Columbus Blue Jackets celebrates his first period goal at 6:29 against the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game Five of the Eastern Conference Qualification Round prior to the 2020 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Scotiabank Arena on August 09, 2020 in Toronto, Ontario. (Photo by Andre Ringuette/Freestyle Photo/Getty Images)Second life, in the end wasted.

Failing to capitalize on one of the most remarkable and improbable comebacks in the franchise’s history, the Toronto Maple Leafs fell 3-0 to the Columbus Blue Jackets in Game 5 of their qualification series for the Stanley Cup Playoffs on Sunday night.

Toronto was, like it had been for large stretches…