The Toronto Maple Leafs, finally, for the first time in what felt like forever, picked up two points with a win at home against the St. Louis Blues. And in terms of the way the win unfolded, it surely had to inspire the group after what’s been a horrendous stretch of games.

William Nylander batting the puck into his own net less than two minutes into the first period was about the most fitting and comedic way you could have asked for a game like this, but he would go on to make up for it later. A Jake McCabe changeup from the point and a filthy pass from Sammy Blais to set up Steven Lorentz gave the Leafs two goals in regulation, and despite the Blues tying it up in the second period and taking every possible measure on earth to keep the puck away from the Maple Leafs in overtime, Nylander was having none of it.

In overtime, John Tavares pinned the puck against the boards and drew all three Blues skaters over to him, which allowed him to kick the puck free to Morgan Rielly, who dished it to Nylander as he entered the zone. By then, the Blues defender had enough time to get across the ice and take on Nylander 1-on-1, to which he answered with a potential goal of the year candidate. Yeah, we’ll forget about that own goal early on, Willy.

Joseph Woll picked up his first win of the season and looked good doing it, stopping 27 of 29 shots for the .931 save percentage against his former team. He made a number of crucial saves including a dive across the crease to rob Jordan Kyrou of what could have been the game winning goal. In addition to Woll’s stellar play, Troy Stecher had himself a solid debut and gave Maple Leafs fans a much-needed breath of fresh air on the back end after enough defensive gaffes to last a lifetime throughout the losing streak.

The Leafs will host the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday and look to grab another win before they head out for a six-game road trip.

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