Maple Leafs vs Blues

Ilya Samsonov will remain between the pipes as the Maple Leafs kick off their post-Christmas Western U.S. road trip with a stop in St. Louis (8 p.m. EST, ...

He plays a lot of minutes and is a big piece of our team. A very good player for us and a big part of our backend in all situations — obviously, the power play and the puck movement. Knowing where he is and when he is on the ice. The next guy up is going to have to step up, and we’re going to have to keep moving forward. Louis went 38-13-6 once the calendar flipped to 2022 last season, and of course, they famously went from dead last in the league as of January 1st of 2019 to a 30-11-5 record the rest of the way, culminating in a Stanley Cup championship. I just latched on to the fact that giving him a bit more time to get back into the net and be ready for Arizona made sense. A big homestand here to start after the break. Blues teams have historically been known for strong second halves to their seasons, though, and there were some signs before the break of a possible turnaround in fortunes with points in six of their last seven games. The Blues are currently five points behind the pace in the wildcard race in the West. Overall, the balance of the starts in the [Leafs](https://mapleleafshotstove.com/)‘ net has shaken out like so through 34 games: 13 games for Samsonov (14 after tonight), 12 for Murray, and 10 for Erik Källgren. It gives Ilya a chance to get right back in. A .500 record of 16-16-2 with a -19 goal differential is far below the expectation level for a veteran team coming off of a 49-win season.

St. Louis Blues forward Jordan Kyrou is a game-time decision to return to the lineup Tuesday night against the Toronto Maple Leafs.

He recorded his first career hat-trick and also picked up an assist prior to the injury. "He looked good out there, he felt good. Kyrou has missed the past two games after sustaining an upper-body injury during St.

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Vladimir Tarasenko — who scored the one Blues goal in the shootout — had a goal and two assists, and Pavel Buchnevich (goal, assist) and Torey Krug (two assists) each had two points. Louis has 34 points, is fifth in the Central Division and has a minus-19 goal differential on the season. Alexander Kerfoot (3A) led Toronto with three points in the series, while a handful of others had two points, including John Tavares (1G, 1A) and Auston Matthews (1G, 1A). Calle Jarnkrok (sixth goal of season), Mitchell Marner (13th), Michael Bunting (ninth) and William Nylander (20th) had the goals. The split last season in high-scoring matchups with each club winning on the road and scoring six goals in doing so. Tuesday is the first of two regular-season meetings between the teams with the Blues visiting Toronto on Jan.