Binnington makes 41 saves to lead Blues past Maple Leafs

Binnington makes 41 saves to lead Blues past Maple Leafs

Kyrou, Buchnevich each gets 2 assists; Toronto drops Berube’s 1st game against former team

Blues at Maple Leafs | Recap

TORONTO — Jordan Binnington made 41 saves for the St. Louis Blues in a 5-1 win against the Toronto Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena on Thursday.

Dylan Holloway scored twice, and Jordan Kyrou and Pavel Buchnevich each had two assists for the Blues (5-3-0), who are 3-1-0 in their past four.

The Blues were without forward Robert Thomas, who will miss at least six weeks after sustaining a fractured right ankle on Tuesday in a 3-2 loss to the Winnipeg Jets.

Oliver Ekman-Larsson scored for the Maple Leafs (4-4-0), and Joseph Woll made 22 saves in his season debut after missing the first seven games with groin tightness.

Philip Broberg put the Blues up 1-0 at 4:07 of the first period with a one-time slap shot from the point that beat Woll through a screen by Buchnevich.

Holloway made it 2-0 at 10:31 on the power play. He was alone in front of the net after a pass from Brandon Saad and deked before going five-hole on Woll.

Ekman-Larsson scored his first goal with the Maple Leafs, cutting it to 2-1 at 6:20 of the second period when he one-timed a pass from Morgan Rielly at the top of the right circle.

Alexandre Texier scored his first with the Blues at 7:58 to put them up 3-1. After Buchnevich forced a turnover from Auston Matthews, Jordan Kyrou got to the loose puck in the corner and found Texier just inside the right circle who shot blocker side.

The Blues pushed it to 4-1 at 3:45 of the third period when Jake Neighbours shot over Woll’s glove on a 2-on-1 created by a turnover from William Nylander at the offensive blue line.

Holloway added an empty-net goal at 16:42 for the 5-1 final.