The St. Louis Blues were unable to secure the second point against the Toronto Maple Leafs, losing on a highlight reel goal by William Nylander. There was a ton to unpack from this one, as it is the first game of a five-game road trip.
Let's go over three of the biggest takeaways from this one.
Binnington stood tall against solid Maple Leafs offense
Even without Auston Matthews, the Toronto Maple Leafs have a solid offensive unit. That was in full effect against the Blues abysmal defensive unit, and their goaltender had to stand on his head to keep them in this game.
Jordan Binnington, who has been failing much of the season, had a solid start, stopping 26 of 29 pucks, and keeping the Blues in contention for a point. The goals he allowed were not softies, as he had to endure eight medium and high danger shot attempts. Is No. 50 back on track after this one (tell me where you heard that before)?
Dvorsky playing for his life
With Jake Neighbours on his way back into the Blues lineup, they desperately need his goalscoring. Even though he has not suited up in the last 12 games, he is still among the top of the Blues goal scorers list. That is not a great sign.
Since replacing Neighbours, Dalibor Dvorsky has been on a ticking clock until this exact moment. He had over a dozen games to try and make his mark on head coach Jim Montgomery, and with three power-play goals, it might have been enough.
There is no need to send him back down at this point, but where does he fit in? I guess it will really come down to whenever Neighbours comes back on this road trip and what Monty decides to do with the young up-and-comer, Dvorsky.
One point is good enough to start off the road trip
Obviously, two points are crucial at this stage of the season. As the games are starting to roll along, and the losses keep stacking up for the Blues, they need to capitalize on every point they can get.
This road trip has the makings of last season's improbable 12-game win streak, as that was fueled by a long road trip. With four games left now, all against Metropolitan Division opponents on the East Coast, the message has to be clear. Play to win the game, Blues, losing any more games is not an option.