In a game between the St. Louis Blues and the Toronto Maple Leafs, William Nylander scores to give the Leafs a 2-0 lead. Nylander's shot deflects off Matthew Kessel's stick. Kessel also earns his first NHL point with a secondary assist on a Toropchenko goal, reducing the Leafs' lead to 2-1. Jordan Binnington makes key saves for the Blues, including stopping breakaways by Tyler Bertuzzi and Noah Gregor.
Kessel credited with the secondary assist for his first NHL point in his 19th game in the league. #stlblues
The game sheet lists Matthew Kessel with the secondary assist on the Toropchenko goal. That would be his first NHL point. Sammy Blais made sure to get the puck after the goal.
Toropchenko tip and the Blues cut the #Leafs lead to 2-1 at 5:36 of the second.
Alexey Toropchenko gets a piece of Nathan Walker's shot. 2-1, Leafs.
Jordan Binnington has stopped Tyler Bertuzzi and Noah Gregor on clear cut breakaways tonight. #LeafsForever still up 2-0 on #StlBlues after killing off their first penalty early in second period.
That fortuitous bounce for Nylander starts with Kyrou's bad pass to the point in the o-zone that results in a turnover, the end result was Nylander's centering pass off Matthew Kessel's stick and in. #stlblues getting what they deserve quite frankly in this first period.
Kyrou had the puck in the O-zone and was going to Krug at the point, but his pass is right on the stick of Knies. The Leafs use that turnover to convert at the other end. Nylander's shot off the stick of Kessel and past Binnington, 2-0. #stlblues
Nylander gets a bounce off Kessel and it's 2-0 #Leafs. A fine play by Knies in the defensive zone got the whole sequence going.
William Nylander's shot goes off Matthew Kessel's stick and flutters in. 2-0, Leafs.
William Nylander scores and it's 2-0 TOR.
Binnington bails out Kessel after a turnover. Kessel, who's been great since being called up, has had a few passes off the mark tonight. #stlblues