"I thought we battled hard. The guys were competitive. I thought that our checking game was pretty good, for the most part, throughout the game. We managed the game well. I really liked our first period. There was a lot of good. Woll was really good. We had a lot of guys in there who are new and haven't played, but I thought they did a good job."
"I didn't quite get the whole play, but... I mean, we put it in ourselves. It is what it is. It happened, but the bench was good. There was good energy on the bench tonight - really good energy. It was good to hear the guys chatter after that. They just kept playing."
"Lower-body. This morning, I wasn't sure if he was going to play or not, so I told Sammy to be ready. He came here tonight, Knies, and he couldn't go. He has had a lingering thing for a while. It got worse today."
The Maple Leafs earned a 3-2 overtime victory over the St. Louis Blues to improve to 9-9-2. The team battled hard, played competitively, managed the game well, and displayed a strong checking game with a notably effective first period. Joseph Woll turned in a strong performance in net while several new or inexperienced players contributed positively. A bizarre 1-0 goal occurred when William Nylander accidentally swatted the puck into his own net, but the bench maintained high energy and focus. John Tavares kept a three-on-one alive in overtime, leading to Nylander's winner. Matthew Knies missed the game with a worsening lower-body issue, and Sammy Blais left after heavy contact and coughing up blood.
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