Two brutal 6-5 losses in overtime, each with their own unique and eventful circumstances, in just the last two weeks.
Let’s get right to it with the game in 10:
1. Coming off of a loss and with a struggling Ilya Samsonov starting in goal, the Leafs got off to the type of start that sets them up for success. They weren’t exploding out of the blocks guns blazing or territorially dominating Columbus, but they were tight-checking, gave Columbus nothing, and then scored just over four minutes into the game.
The play was also a good example of why the Blue Jackets are such a poor team as Johnny Gaudreau picked up the puck in his own zone and decided to go end-to-end against a top-10 team in the league.