TORONTO – William Nylander and Nick Robertson had two goals apiece as the Toronto Maple Leafs blanked the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-0 on Saturday for their fourth straight victory.
Anthony Stolarz made 27 saves for Toronto (47-25-4) to pick up his second shutout of the season. Auston Matthews had the other goal. Morgan Rielly added two assists.
Elvis Merzlikins stopped 22 shots for Columbus (34-32-9), which thumped the Leafs 6-2 and 5-1 earlier in the schedule.
Toronto clinched a playoff spot for the ninth straight season Wednesday and continues to lead the Atlantic Division standings with six games remaining in the regular season.
Columbus is six points back of the Montreal Canadiens for the second wild-card spot in the…