TORONTO — Craig Berube ran a gauntlet of emotions Thursday morning. The Toronto Maple Leafs coach was poised to face the St. Louis Blues — the team he led to its only Stanley Cup in 2019, and the one that fired him last December — looking for a bounce-back performance following an ugly effort two nights earlier.

Dylan Holloway scored two goals and the visiting St. Louis Blues defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-1 on Wednesday night.

St. Louis Blues forward Pavel Buchnevich (89) watches the puck pass Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Joseph Woll (60) during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Toronto, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)

After watching the Blue Jackets floor the accelerator in a 6-2 blowout of the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday night at Nationwide Arena, the visitors' captain gave credit where due. “Neutral zone was the Autobahn for them tonight,

The Toronto Maple Leafs will be missing one of their newest additions for the next little while. Max Pacioretty suffered a lower-body injury in Toronto’s last game against the Columbus Blue Jackets where they lost 6-2.

The Toronto Maple Leafs were bested by the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday night, dropping a 6-2 decision at Nationwide Arena. The win improved the Blue Jackets to 3-3, while the Leafs fell to 4-3. Mathieu Olivier scored twice for the host Blue Jackets,

If you are a Toronto Maple Leafs fan, the best way to describe their loss to the Blue Jackets is ugly. Moreover, it was ugly and difficult to watch from beginning to end.