nhl Game Recap
Toronto Skates Past St. Louis 6-5 - Recap
The Maple Leafs beat St. Louis 6-5 on Saturday, earning a victory backstopped by Jack Campbell's 20 saves.
Toronto was favored by -194 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 5.5.
Toronto got goals from Auston Matthews, Timothy Liljegren, Michael Bunting, Ilya Mikheyev, Mitchell Marner, and John Tavares in the victory. Bunting opened the scoring at 5:43 of the first period.
Jack Campbell turned in a 20-save effort for the Maple Leafs.
St. Louis got goals from Ryan O'Reilly(2), Robert Thomas, Brandon Saad, and Niko Mikkola in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Jordan Binnington stopped 34 of 40 shots for the Blues, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Toronto went 1-for-3, while the Blues were 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
Toronto outshot St. Louis 40-25 in the game.
Toronto looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Rangers. The Blues will aim to get back on the winning track vs. Nashville.