Nylander sparks Maple Leafs past Blues in OT to end skid

John Tavares fed Morgan Rielly out of the right corner with a short backheel pass before Rielly sent a cross-ice pass to Nylander, who deked around Dylan Holloway in the left face-off circle and tucked the puck past the outstretched right pad of Jordan Binnington.

Jake McCabe and Steven Lorentz scored, and Joseph Woll made 27 saves for the Maple Leafs (9-9-2), who were 0-4-1 in their previous five games. Nylander extended his personal point streak to 14 games (23 points; eight goals, 15 assists)

Nathan Walker and Dalibor Dvorsky scored, and Binnington made 26 saves for the Blues (6-9-5), who are 0-1-2 in their past three.

The Blues went up 1-0 at 1:50 of the first period. Walker’s shot in the slot was blocked, leading to a loose puck in the air that Nylander inadvertently swatted into the net.

McCabe tied it 1-1 at 5:36 when his shot from the left point went over Binnington’s glove.

The Blues killed off a double minor to Tyler Tucker for high-sticking Max Domi at 16:37 to keep the score tied.

Lorentz put Toronto up 2-1 at 9:32 of the second period when he took a pass from Sammy Blais at the inside edge of the left circle and shot past Binnington’s glove.

Dvorsky tied it 2-2 on the power play at 13:18, scoring with a one-timer from low in the right circle off a pass from Robert Thomas.

Woll kept it 2-2 at 17:40 when he sprawled to his left to stop Jordan Kyrou, who had cut across the top of the crease.