He ripped a wide-angle shot at the net that made it through Andersen to put the Blue Jackets up 2-0. The win at Toronto earned the Blue Jackets a best-of-seven first-round playoff series against the Tampa Bay Lightning, which finished 2-1-0 in round-robin play among the top four Eastern Conference teams.
The defense is going to have to make sure their shots clear the initial line of Blue Jackets defense so that the puck at least gets to an area where it can be tipped on net.
Foligno logged his goal with 23 seconds left, scoring on the empty Leafs net.
Aug 9, 2020; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Joonas Korpisalo (70) makes a save against the Toronto Maple Leafs during the third period of game five of the Eastern Conference qualifications at Scotiabank Arena.
Foligno: 'We're going to be better' in next shot at Tampa Bay on Thursday Foudy added the insurance goal at 11:40 of the third period with the Leafs on a sloppy line change. Columbus mise sur la 4e défense, Toronto, sur la 25e.
CONTRAT À ÉCHÉANCE POUR LA SAISON 2019-2020 The Columbus Blue Jackets have a strong defense, however, the six d-man remains up in the air. Zach Werenski, Liam Foudy and Nick Foligno each scored a goal for the Blue Jackets. Jody Shelley and Bob McElligott break down the 3-2 5OT loss to Tampa in Game One
Gustav Nyquist fired the puck into the Leafs offensive zone and Foudy picked it up in the corner.
Thought it would be great in the spirit of Seattle's Legion of Boom defense to give a nickname to arguably the best defensive group in the NHL, and being in a self-deprecating mood, I thought it would be funny to call your blueline "The Legion of Broom".
Oliver Bjorkstrand and Joonas Korpisalo meet with media after 5OT loss to Tampa