Holloway, Binnington lead Blues to 5-1 win over Maple Leafs

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Dylan Holloway had a goal and an assist, sparking St. Louis to 5-1 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday, the Blues' fourth win in a row.

Jordan Binnington registered 12 saves in making just second home start since the Olympics. Binnington had not started in St. Louis since Feb. 28 against New Jersey. His last four starts have come on the road. In his last start, Binnington registered 14 saves in a win over Vancouver last week.

Joseph Woll, who made a season-high 40 saves in Wednesday’s 4-3 win over the New York Rangers, recorded 33 saves.

Jimmy Snuggrud, Justin Holl, Pius Sutter and Philip Broberg also scored for St. Louis.

St. Louis is 10-1-2 and has outscored its opponents 37-20 in March. The Blues have allowed two or fewer goals in 12 of their last 15 games.

St. Louis is 3-0-1 in its last four games against Toronto.

After a scoreless first period, the Blues took a 2-0 lead in the second period.

Snuggerud scored his 17th goal when he took a pass from Cam Fowler at 5:21 of the second.

Holl, who played six seasons for Maple Leafs, scored his first goal with the Blues. The 34-year-old defenseman deflected a wrist shot by Jordan Kyrou at 10:34. Holl was acquired in a trade-deadline deal with Detroit alongside Dmitri Buchelnikov, a 2026 first-round pick, and a 2026 third-round pick in exchange for Justin Faulk.

Jake McCabe scored on a wrist shot at 5:07 in the third period for Toronto.

The Blues rebounded with two goals for a 4-1 lead. Suters scored a power-play goal at 6:46. Holloway scored on a snap shot at 9:10.

St. Louis added a power-play goal by Broberg at 18:24. The Blues are 4 for 29 on the man-advantage since the Olympic break.

Maple Leafs: Play Monday at Anaheim.

Blues: Kickoff a four-game road trip Monday at San Jose.

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Toronto Maple Leafs' Jake McCabe (22) reacts after scoring a goal during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the St. Louis Blues' Saturday, March 28, 2026, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Connor Hamilton)

St. Louis Blues' Jimmy Snuggerud (21) celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal against the Toronto Maple Leafs' during the second period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, March 28, 2026, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Connor Hamilton)

St. Louis Blues' Jordan Binnington (50) makes a save during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Toronto Maple Leafs' Saturday, March 28, 2026, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Connor Hamilton)

St. Louis Blues' Justin Holl (4) in action during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Toronto Maple Leafs Saturday, March 28, 2026, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Connor Hamilton)

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The San Francisco Giants matched a franchise record Saturday by reaching 20 straight innings without scoring to begin the season, then finally recorded their first run in the third inning against the New York Yankees before losing 3-1 to be swept.

San Francisco had been shut out by New York 7-0 and 3-0 with only four hits over its first two games — the first time that happened in baseball history to start a season.

The Giants were outscored 13-1 by the Yankees in their opening series, becoming the 11th team to score one or fewer runs over the initial three games of a season.

Jung Hoo Lee began the third Saturday with a double to right off Will Warren, then Matt Chapman followed with an RBI single, and the crowd cheered wildly as many fans jumped to their feet in obvious relief.

New manager Tony Vitello, promoted from the University of Tennessee despite no professional playing or coaching experience, became the ninth manager in baseball history to be shut out in each of his first two games with a team, and seventh manager to do so in his first two games overall, according to Sportradar.

The 20 consecutive scoreless innings matched the previous franchise mark from 1909, when the Giants were scoreless for 13 innings in their opener and the first seven in Game 2.

The only team to get shut out three straight times to open a season was San Diego in 2016, when the Padres were swept by the Dodgers on the way to a 68-94 season.

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San Francisco Giants manager Tony Vitello walks to the dugout after making a pitching change during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees in San Francisco, Friday, March 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)