Toronto had its worst effort of the young season Tuesday, a 6-2 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets, and was looking for a bounce-back game. The Leafs wanted to win one for coach Craig Berube against the team that fired him last December. And, well, they have Auston Matthews, William Nylander and Mitch Marner on their roster.

St. Louis Blues forward Robert Thomas will miss at least six weeks with a broken right ankle, the team announced. The Blues put Thomas on injured reserve after he took a puck off the ankle early in the third period of their loss against Winnipeg.