National Hockey League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
St. Louis 6, Toronto 1
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, March 7, 2015
Where: Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario
Referees: Frederic L'Ecuyer, Brad Watson
Linesmen: Greg Devorski, Scott Cherrey
Attendance: 19108

Blues 6, Maple Leafs 1: Jaden Schwartz, T.J. Oshie and Vladimir Tarasenko each recorded a goal and an assist as visiting St. Louis halted its two-game skid.

Defenseman Chris Butler, Paul Stastny and captain David Backes also tallied for the Blues, who completed a 3-1-1 road trip. Alex Steen and Jori Lehtera collected three assists apiece and Brian Elliott made 23 saves as St. Louis climbed within two points of first-place Nashville in the Central Division while earning Ken Hitchcock his 698th career coaching victory.

David Booth scored the lone goal for the Maple Leafs, who were outscored 9-1 in the two-game season series. Jonathan Bernier allowed three goals on 17 shots in one period before being relieved by James Reimer, who finished with 24 saves.

Schwartz opened the scoring with 5:11 remaining in the first period with a wrist shot from the right faceoff circle that sneaked inside the left post and Oshie doubled the lead less than two minutes later by shoveling a backhander past Bernier from in front. Tarasenko made it 3-0 with 15 seconds left in the session, beating the netminder to the stick side from the top of the right circle.

Butler blasted a shot from the right point past Reimer's glove at 11:07 of the second for a short-handed goal and Stastny continued the rout 2:29 later with a shot from the high slot during a power play. Booth spoiled Elliott's shutout bid three minutes into the third with a redirection, but Backes restored the five-goal advantage midway through the period as his pass attempt from the top of the right circle caromed off a defender's skate and past an unsuspecting Reimer.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Blues D Jay Bouwmeester was a late scratch due to an illness. ... Oshie's goal was his 300th career point. ... St. Louis improved to 9-0-2 in its last 11 visits to Toronto. ... Booth has scored in back-to-back games after going 31 contests without a goal. ... Veteran C Olli Jokinen made his debut with the Blues, registering one shot while losing 8-of-10 faceoffs over 10:29 of ice time in his first game with the 10th team of his career.
Top Game Performances
 
St. Louis   Toronto
Jori Lehtera 3 Points David Booth 1
T.J. Oshie 1 Goals David Booth 1
Jori Lehtera 3 Assists Jake Gardiner 1
Paul Stastny 1 Power Play Goals N/A
Chris Butler 1 Short Handed Goals N/A
Brian Elliott .958 Save Percentage James Reimer .889
Brian Elliott 23 Saves James Reimer 24
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
St. Louis 44 6 1-4 5-5 21 40
Toronto 24 1 0-5 3-4 29 32
Upcoming Games
  • Toronto will play their next game at home against NY Islanders. The Maple Leafs have a W/L % of .481 after a win and .333 after a loss.
  • St. Louis will play their next game at home against Winnipeg. The Blues have a W/L % of .675 after a win and .560 after a loss.