Pietrangelo scores tiebreaker as Blues hold off Maple Leafs

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TORONTO, Oct 8, (AP): Alex Pietrangelo scored the tiebreaking goal in the third period, leading the St. Louis Blues to a 3-2 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Oskar Sundqvist and Brayden Schenn also scored for the defending champions, who have earned points in their first three games this season (2-0-1). Jordan Binnington stopped 32 shots.

Frederik Gauthier and William Nylander scored for Toronto, which has dropped two straight (2-1-1). Frederik Andersen finished with 26 saves.

The Blues scored the decisive goal at 7:51 of the third when David Perron found a pinching Pietrangelo, who beat a down-and-out Andersen from a tight angle at the bottom of the faceoff circle for his second of the season. Pietrangelo also earned his 400th career point and 23rd game-winner to break a

St Louis Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington (50) makes a save in front of Toronto Maple Leafs right wing Mitchell Marner (16) during second-period NHL hockey game action in Toronto, on Oct 7. (AP)