After playing mostly with McCabe during his Toronto tenure, Stecher was paired up with Ekman-Larsson on Saturday against Ottawa.

William Nylander scored at 4:06 of overtime as the underperforming and injury-ravaged Toronto Maple Leafs picked up a 3-2 victory over the St. Louis Blues to snap a five-game slide Tuesday night.

After inadvertently putting the St. Louis Blues in front in the first period, the Toronto Maple Leafs ’ leading scorer made amends late on, turning forward Dylan Holloway and goaltender Jordan Binnington inside out with 53.9 seconds remaining in overtime in a 3-2 Leafs win.

Colton Dach scored the tiebreaking goal late in the third period, and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2.

The Penguins gave the Maple Leafs some gifts in their last game before the holiday break, and paid for it. Toronto ended up with a 6-3 win, though the score isn’t necessarily reflective of Pittsburgh’s effort.

A day after firing assistant coach Marc Savard, the Leafs finally found their firepower after blowing a 3-1 lead on Tuesday.

After failing to pick up a point on their three-game road trip, the Toronto Maple Leafs have seen their offense dry up as they slip down the standings.

A former Toronto Maple Leafs prospect scored as many power-play goals on Monday than Toronto has scored all December.