Toronto Maple Leafs: 3 takeaways from Game 1 loss to Blue Jackets

Andersen deserved better fate

There is no doubting who the play of the night was for the Leafs in Game 1. Frederik Andersen played arguably one of his better post-season games minus the fact that one shot squeezed past him.

It’s a real shame when you consider the big save Andersen made and some of the breaks he got while Joonas Korpisalo’s big glove save on Matthews turned out to the difference in this one.

Considering some of the questions Andersen got going into this series, it’s really disappointing that his team didn’t come out with a better effort. Not only that but you can’t waste a goaltending performance like this in a five-game series.

Now the Leafs have to hope that Andersen can continue to perform like this because if goals are going to be hard to come by then Toronto will be pitting a lot of pressure on Andersen to keep the game close.