The St. Louis Blues (17-17-3) head to face the Toronto Maple Leafs (23-8-6) at Scotiabank Arena on Tuesday. St. Louis is playing their first of four games on the road coming off a 5-2 loss against the Wild on Saturday.
Calle Rosen and Robert Bortuzzo each scored once for the Blues. Jordan Kyrou had two assists to lead the team in scoring. Jordan Binnington only had 27 saves on 31 shots against (.870%) in the loss. Toronto beat the Avalanche 6-2 on Saturday.
Michael Bunting was the leading goal scorer for the Maple Leafs, netting twice. Matt Murray saved 26 of 28 shots in the win (.928%).
HEAD TO HEAD
The Maple Leafs won the first meeting between the teams this season, a 5-4 (OT) victory in December. Calle Jarnkrok led Toronto with three points (1G 2A). Four players were on the scoresheet for St. Louis. Ilya Samsonov got the win despite allowing four goals on 34 shots (.882%).
FACING OFF
St. Louis is averaging 3.03 goals per game for the season, 22nd in the NHL, and they are taking on a Maple Leafs team that is allowing only 2.54 goals a game (3rd). Meanwhile, Toronto has found the net 3.38 times a game on average, eighth in the league, and the Blues are allowing opponents to score 3.62 goals per game (26th).
The Maple Leafs’ 24.79% power play percentage ranks ninth in the league, while the Blues are 16th with a conversion rate of 21.90%. While efficient on the power play, St. Louis has been poor at penalty killing, as the away team owns the league’s fourth-lowest PK% at 71.59%. Toronto’s 79.82% ranks 13th in the NHL.
TOP PERFORMERS:
Kyrou (35 points), Robert Thomas (33), and Vladimir Tarasenko (29) have been the top skaters this season for the Blues. Tarasenko has been another top performer for St. Louis, scoring 10 and assisting 19. In the net, Binnington (13-11-3) is St. Louis’ top goaltender by goals against average.
He has a 3.12 GAA and a .897% save percentage. William Nylander, Auston Matthews, and Mitchell Marner lead the Maple Leafs in scoring with 42 points apiece. Nylander has 21 goals (9th) and 21 assists in 37 games, while Matthews has 18 goals and 24 assists in 37 games.
Marner has 14 goals and 28 assists (0th). Samsonov (11-3-0) has the best goals against average for Toronto at 2.20, third-best in the league. He has a save percentage of .920%.
HOME AND AWAY
St. Louis is 10-9-1 away from home this season. Toronto is seeking a seventh consecutive home win this season.
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