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Kessel Blake each score twice as Leafs double up Jackets LOGINREGISTERHELPYOU ARE NOT LOGGED IN NHLNBAMLBCFLNFLCurlingTennisGolfSoccerNASCARFormula OneIndyCar NASCAR Canadian Tire SeriesNationwideCamping WorldAuto RacingWorld JuniorsSpengler CupMenS WHCWomenS WHCHockey CanadaAHLBoxingCanada GamesCHLCISECHLFigure SkatingLacrosseMMANCAASkiingSummer SportsWinter SportsMoreOlympicsFantasyDaily LineShowsTSN TalentCommunityMainScoresScheduleStandingsStatisticsAnaheimCalgaryChicagoColoradoColumbusDallasDetroitEdmontonLos AngelesMinnesotaNashvillePhoenixSan JoseSt LouisVancouverAtlantaBostonBuffaloCarolinaFloridaMontrealNew JerseyNY IslandersNY RangersOttawaPhiladelphiaPittsburghTampa BayTorontoWashingtonTeamsPlayersInjuriesTransactionsDaily LineNHL on TSNTradeCentreDraftCentreeotText SizeCOLUMBUS Ohio Eight games ago the Toronto Maple Leafs were sagging and the Columbus Blue Jackets were flyingNow the roles are reversedPhil Kessel and Jason Blake each scored two goals as the Maple Leafs beat the Blue Jackets 63 on Thursday nightWe are feeling a lot better about ourselves right now coach Ron Wilson said of the Leafs who have picked up points in seven of their past eight games (512)Lee Stempniak and Nikolai Kulemin also scored and Niklas Hagman Mikhail Grabovski and Alexei Ponikarovsky each had two assists for the Maple Leafs who earned their fourth road win in a rowJoey MacDonald stopped 33 shots to pick up his first win with TorontoThey had a few oddman rushes You have to come up with those saves said MacDonald thrust into a starting role due to injuries for Jonas Gustavsson and Vesa Toskala Thats what my job is to make the big save at the right time Tonight we put the puck into the net When you score five or six goals you should win hockey gamesKessel has four goals in his past four games and 10 in the past 13 to drive the LeafsWere playing well he said Obviously tonight Mac played unbelievable in net for us We could have played better We scored a bunch of goals but weve got to play better defensively and help him out Hopefully we can do that next gameKristian Huselius Jason Chimera and Jan Hejda scored for the Blue Jackets who have lost seven of their past eight Hejda also had an assistWe didnt do a good job of managing the puck Columbus coach Ken Hitchcock said Tonight it was just carelessAfter Columbus pulled to 21 on Huselius powerplay goal five minutes into the second period Toronto put the game away Just over a minute later Hagman passed cross ice to Grabovski who found Blake on another pictureperfect pass to make it 31The Maple Leafs made it 41 shortly after when Ponikarovsky took a pass and was held up by a defender but kicked the puck to Kessel for a quick shot in the high slot resulting in his second of the night and 10th of the seasonThat was it for Columbus goaltender Steve Mason pulled in favour of Mathieu ...