TORONTO (AP) – Alexander Steen tied it with 57 seconds left and Vince Dunn scored 1:43 into overtime, lifting the St. Louis Blues over the Toronto Maple Leafs 2-1 on Tuesday night.
Connor Brown put Toronto ahead on a short-handed breakaway midway through the third period, but Steen scored with goalie Carter Hutton pulled for an extra attacker by backhanding Alex Pieterangelo’s rebound past Frederik Andersen.
Dunn snapped a low shot past Andersen after choosing to keep the puck on a 2-on-1.
St. Louis Blues left wing Alexander Steen (20) scores against Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Frederik Andersen (31) during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Toronto on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. St. Louis won, 2-1, in overtime. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)
Andersen stopped 40 shots and Hutton had 30 saves.
St. Louis dominated in the first period, with the Maple Leafs struggling to connect passes. Toronto’s best chances came with Blues forward Kyle Brodziak in the penalty box for slashing, but the Leafs only had a few threats on net. By the end of the first, St. Louis had outshot Toronto 14-7.
The biggest play of the opening 20 minutes came when Leafs forward Matt Martin squared up Brodziak behind the St. Louis net and crushed him with a body check. Blues tough guy Chris Thorburn came to Brodziak’s defense and fought Martin.
Andersen kept the Leafs in the game through the first two periods, including stopping Thorburn on a breakaway with about nine minutes left in the second. Play opened up in the period, but the score remained scoreless.
In the third period, Andersen again stymied Thorburn, sliding post-to-post on a wraparound attempt and getting a pad on the puck before then covering up the rebound in the first four minutes of play.
Brown finally opened the scoring shortly after, outracing Alex Pietrangelo to the puck after the Blues captain mishandled a pass at the blue line.
NOTES: It was the Maple Leafs’ first game back after the bye week. Their last game was a 4-3 loss to the Ottawa Senators on Jan. 10.
UP NEXT
Blues: Play at Ottawa on Thursday night.
Maple Leafs: Play at Philadelphia on Thursday night.
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St. Louis Blues goaltender Carter Hutton (40) makes a save against Toronto Maple Leafs center William Nylander (29) on the breakaway during overtime of an NHL hockey game in Toronto on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. St. Louis won, 2-1, in overtime. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)
Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Mike Babcock yells from the bench during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Toronto on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)
Toronto Maple Leafs right wing Connor Brown (28) reacts after scoring a short-handed breakaway goal against the St. Louis Blues during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Toronto on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)
Toronto Maple Leafs center Auston Matthews (34) and St. Louis Blues right wing Dmitrij Jaskin (23) battle for a loose puck in the neutral zone during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Toronto on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)
Toronto Maple Leafs center Frederik Gauthier (33) tries to tip the puck as St. Louis Blues goaltender Carter Hutton (40) makes a save during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Toronto on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)
St. Louis Blues goaltender Carter Hutton (40) watches the puck as defenseman Alex Pietrangelo (27) and Toronto Maple Leafs left wing James van Riemsdyk (25) jostle for position in front of the net during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Toronto on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)
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