Marner scored eight seconds into Toronto's first power play, at 12:04 of the first period, for a 1-0 lead. The Maple Leafs won the face-off and Rielly at the left point passed to the middle to John Tavares, who sent the puck to the left circle for a one-timer by Marner.
"That's what I worked a lot on this summer, getting the puck in my hands and getting the shot off quicker, not holding onto it and making pretty plays," Marner said.
Ceci made it 2-0 at 10:35 of the second period. Rielly set up the goal with his cross-ice pass to Ceci for his shot from the top of the right circle that eluded Korpisalo because of a screen by Andreas Johnsson.
Atkinson scored a power-play goal at 14:11 to make it 2-1. He shares the record with Mud Bruneteau of the Detroit Red Wings (1940-45) and Yvan Cournoyer of the Montreal Canadiens (1973-78).
"The first period our full team was trying to get our legs under us," Atkinson said. "I thought 5-on-5 we started taking over the second half of the game, but it was a special-teams game for sure."
Marner extended the lead to 3-1 at 2:16 of the third during 4-on-4 play by putting a move on Blue Jackets defenseman Zach Werenski to create space on the left side before shooting from the low slot. The puck went behind Korpisalo and he kicked it into his net with his left skate.
"I tried to throw it in the pile, tried to go five-hole," Marner said. "It hit the post, or whatever, and kind of hit his foot and went in."
Matthews' third goal of the season, on the power play at 14:04, made it 4-1.
