Jordan Kyrou scored and Ryan Suter had two assists for the Blues (6-6-0), who ended a three-game skid. Jordan Binnington made 35 saves for the Blues.
“We had an OK at first, but I think in the second period we just got pucks deep,” Parayko said. “I had good line changes, I thought, where we got the pucks in their zone and we just got into the O-zone and they just turned around and kept going, and I think we took over the game. It was good, I thought. good game.”
St. Louis defenseman Philip Broberg left the game due to a lower-body injury at 7:02 of the second period when Toronto forward Mitch Marner fell on his right leg along the left boards in the offensive zone. He skated away alone, but limped through the tunnel.
Blues coach Drew Bannister had no update after the game and said Broberg would be re-evaluated on Sunday.
“He fought so hard for us and took the hits,” Binnington said of Broberg. ‘But he’s a warrior, I know that. He will come back as best he can, when he can. It was good to see the boys picking each other up. It was a tough match.’
Marner and Steven Lorentz scored for the Maple Leafs (6-5-1), who had won their past two games. Joseph Woll made twenty saves.
“For me it’s a mentality. We didn’t play in the second like we played in the first,” Berube said. “Direct, hard on things, pucks. I thought we were light in the second period.”
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