After a 1-2-1 home stand, the St. Louis Blues are hitting the road for the next five games. Each game will be against an Eastern Conference opponent. Their first stop on this road trip takes the Blues north of the border and will pit them against a team also struggling to find their footing in the new season, the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Blues vs. Maple Leafs Preview
The Blues and Maple Leafs are meeting for the first time this season. Last season, the Blues swept the season series with the Leafs, outscoring them 9-3. Furthermore, the Blues lead the all-time series, 106-96-25-2.
Time: 7:00 P.M. Eastern Time
TV: FanDuel Sports Midwest (Blues), Sportsnet (Maple Leafs)
Blues’ Recent Game
The Blues are 6-9-4 on the season with 16 points. They are on a two-game losing streak after losing both games over the weekend. Their most recent loss was to the Vegas Golden Knights, by a score of 4-1. The Blues were held to just 23 shots, at one point going 18:36 without a shot on goal. The team appeared discouraged as they fell further behind, something alternate captain Justin Faulk confirmed after the game.
“The life on the bench and within the group, to be honest there wasn’t a ton, and it kind of got drained after that (third goal). Ultimately, kind of played the game on autopilot, it seemed.”
Projected Lineup (Subject to Change)
- Pavel Buchnevich – Robert Thomas – Jimmy Snuggerud
- Dylan Holloway – Brayden Schenn – Jordan Kyrou
- Pius Suter – Dalibor Dvorksy – Nick Bjugstad
- Alexey Toropchenko – Oskar Sundqvist – Nathan Walker
- Philip Broberg – Colton Parayko
- Cam Fowler – Justin Faulk
- Tyler Tucker – Matthew Kessel
- Jordan Binnington
Team Leaders
Thomas leads the Blues with 12 points, although Snuggerud and Kyrou are right behind him with 11. Speaking of Kyrou, he is now tied with the injured Jake Neighbours for the team lead in goals with six. Thomas leads the Blues in assists with nine. When it comes to penalty minutes, Tucker continues to lead the team with 28 penalty minutes. Thomas, again on this list, leads with a plus-1 rating.
In goal, Binnington continues to lead in wins, goals-against average (GAA), and save percentage (SV%). In 13 games, Binnington has four wins, a 3.34 GAA, and a .869 SV%.
The Maple Leafs are not short on talent, even without Matthews. Three players have recorded over 20 points this season. In fact, Matthews had not even reached 15 points at the time of his injury.
The team is under .500, and they are without their best player. Some may write them off, but this is an opportunity for other players to step up and lead the way.
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