ST. LOUIS — The Blues picked up where they left off before the Christmas break, again taking one of the best teams in the league on Tuesday night at Enterprise Center. The Blues got a point before Christmas, losing to Vegas in a shootout, and they reopened their season with an overtime loss, 5-4, to Toronto.
William Nylander scored the game-winner for Toronto with 56.7 seconds to go in the extra period, taking the puck away from Vladimir Tarasenko as he retreated to center ice to reset the offense and then blasting past him for a breakaway goal.
It was the second breakaway for Toronto in overtime. The first ended in a penalty shot for Toronto after Jordan Kyrou wrestled down TJ Brodie on a breakaway, but Binnington made the save to extend the overtime.
