Korpisalo earns shutout as Blue Jackets down Leafs in Game 1
(WorldNews Sport)

TORONTO — Joonas Korpisalo made 28 saves in his first post-season start, Cam Atkinson scored early in the third period, and the Columbus Blue Jackets defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 2-0 on Sunday to take an early lead in their best-of-five qualifying round series. Alex Wennberg scored into an empty net with 18.2 seconds left. Frederik Andersen stopped 33 shots for Toronto, which was the `home` team inside the friendly confines of a cavernous, empty Scotiabank Arena as the Eastern Conference`s No. 8 seed in the NHL`s 24-team restart to a campaign halted by the COVID-19 pandemic 4 1/2 months ago. Ninth-seeded Columbus will now look to grab a stranglehold on proceedings in Tuesday`s Game 2....