Toronto Maple Leafs at Enterprise Center: Did Jake McCabe’s marker open a door for the St. Louis Blues to swing it shut?

The Toronto Maple Leafs left Enterprise Center with a 31-30-13 record and 1 point after a 5-1 result against the the St. Louis Blues, who moved to 31-30-11 and 5 points.

First period

The Maple Leafs finished the opening period with 0 goals as the Buds registered 13 shots for the game and the Blues generated 38 shots overall.

Second period

The Leafs went 0 for 3 on the power play as the Blues went 1 for 2 with the extra skater and added 1 shorthanded goal.

The Buds recorded 25 giveaways while the Blue Note posted 9 giveaways in a game that also featured 6 Maple Leafs takeaways and 3 Blues takeaways.

Third period

The Maple Leafs scored their lone goal in the third period when Jake McCabe produced 1 goal on 4 shots for a 25 percent shooting rate.

Joseph Woll finished with 33 saves on 38 shots against as the Blues closed the night with 3 goals in the third period after scoring 2 in the second.

Dylan Holloway, Jordan Kyrou, and Jake Neighbours were named the 3 stars as St. Louis finished with 13 hits and the Leafs delivered 23 hits.

Postgame notes

Toronto Maple Leafs post-match stats showed the Buds at 46 percent in the faceoff circle with 22 faceoffs won, while the Blues posted 54 percent with 26 faceoffs won.

Among the limited bright spots on the Toronto side, Jacob Quillan recorded 1 assist, Dakota Joshua added 1 assist, and McCabe’s goal accounted for the only Leafs scoring play, which shaped post-game thoughts Toronto Maple Leafs.

The Blues’ teams play accounted for the separating sequence in game-changing plays Toronto Maple Leafs vs St. Louis Blues, and what went wrong for Toronto Maple Leafs centered on the 0-for-3 power play set against a St. Louis unit that also scored while shorthanded.

Next game

The Maple Leafs are scheduled to play the Anaheim Ducks at Honda Center in Anaheim, California on 3/30/2026 at 10:00 PM EDT, with viewing available on ESPN+, Victory+, and KCOP-TV.

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