"The high-danger chances were recorded at 9-8 Toronto, per Natural Stat Trick, but the Blue Jackets outshot the Leafs 36-24 and out-attempted them 53-37. In the run of play, you'd be hard-pressed to argue the Leafs won any of the periods or tilted the ice in their favour for notable stretches of time. Joseph Woll, who stopped 35 of 36 and saved nearly three goals above expected, was their best player."
"The glass-half-full take is that the goaltending is (critically) turning a corner after the struggles in net earlier in the year, and with the team just a few minutes away from its first shutout loss of the season (just as it got its forward group fully healthy again!), they dug in and pulled it out of the fire with a huge Easton Cowan tying goal and William Nylander overtime winner."
"- The only Leafs line that was tilting the ice in the right direction with some consistency in this game was the Easton Cowan - John Tavares - William Nylander trio, which was Toronto's only to come out ahead on five-on-five shots, shot attempts, and scoring chances, and ultimately, they came up with a huge tying goal late in the third. It's probably the best five-on-five possession trio the team has assembled this season, as the early numbers bear out."
The Maple Leafs earned a 2-1 overtime win in Columbus despite being outplayed across most metrics. The Blue Jackets outshot Toronto 36-24 and out-attempted them 53-37 while high-danger chances were only 9-8 for Toronto. Joseph Woll stopped 35 of 36 shots and saved nearly three goals above expected, delivering the decisive performance. Easton Cowan scored a late third-period tying goal and William Nylander scored the overtime winner. The Cowan–Tavares–Nylander line was the only unit that consistently tilted play in Toronto's favor, leading five-on-five shots, attempts, and scoring chances. Goaltending may be stabilizing.
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