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With hometown son Joseph Woll getting little support in goal, out-shot 36-13, the St. Louis Blues<\/a> continued their spring push with Saturday\u2019s 5-1 win as Toronto\u2019s two-game win streak ended in Missouri.<\/p>\n

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Jake McCabe\u2019s early third-period goal, his second in as many games, had made it a one-goal game. However, three members of the Leafs power play were stalled below their own red line when Robert Thomas centred to Pius Suter<\/a> in the slot. That shorty stunned the Leafs, who then gave up the clincher to Dylan Holloway a couple of minutes later and one late on the power play to Philip Broberg.<\/p>\n

Woll somehow held off the relentless early forecheck of the Blues as Toronto blanked the opposition in consecutive first periods for the first time since early February.<\/p>\n

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But they did nothing on a double minor drawn by Jacob Quillan until the last gasp when Calle Jarnkrok hit Jordan Binnington\u2019s crossbar. Matias Maccelli later couldn\u2019t deke Binnington on a break set up by a William Nylander takeaway.<\/p>\n

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It all came back to bite them in the second period, when Morgan Rielly\u2019s poor defensive season continued. Not realizing how close a Blues\u2019 player was behind him at the Toronto line, he lost a puck he was trying to field that turned into Jimmy Snuggerud\u2019s 17th of the year.<\/p>\n

Then came the kind of karma that has doomed the Leafs\u2019 post-season chances. Justin Holl, seen as a weak link on the Leaf blue line in his final seasons, scored his first for his new team after service in Detroit, with a subtle deflection.<\/p>\n

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The Blues, coach Craig Berube\u2019s old team with which he won the 2019 Stanley Cup, are on a late-season roll of 10-1-2. While almost even in the overall standings with the Leafs, thanks to the weak Western Conference wild-card picture, they have improving chances to qualify.<\/p>\n

While Quillan picked up his first NHL point on McCabe\u2019s goal, it was the Leafs first game without forward Bo Groulx, their impressive late-season call-up from the Marlies. He had to be returned Friday after nine NHL games for at least one AHL start to maintain his minor league post-season eligibility and to be brought back by Toronto if it gets in an emergency roster situation.<\/p>\n

The Leafs now get into the meat of this four-game road trip, three in California, starting Monday in Anaheim where the vilified, but injured Radko Gudas<\/a> might or might not play for the Ducks.<\/p>\n

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