Parayko scores twice, Broberg hurt as Blues beat Maple Leafs 4-2 in Berube's return to St. Louis

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Colton Parayko scored twice and Jordan Kyrou had a goal as the St. Louis Blues beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2 on Saturday night to snap a three-game skid.

Pavel Buchnevich added an empty-net goal with 39 seconds remaining, and Jordan Binnington made 35 saves.

Mitch Marner and Steven Lorentz each scored their second goal of the season for the Maple Leafs in coach Craig Berube’s first game in St. Louis since being fired by the Blues on Dec. 12, 2023.

Berube guided St. Louis to the 2019 Stanley Cup title.

Parayko scored his second of the night and third this season 12:33 into the second period to give the Blues a 3-1 lead. Parayko’s first goal tied the score 1-all at 3:29 of the second.

Kyrou scored his third of the season on a centering feed that bounced off Jake McCabe’s skate 8:08 into the second to end a 10-game goal drought.

Joseph Woll, who grew up in a St. Louis suburb, made 20 saves for Toronto in his first career game at Enterprise Center.

Maple Leafs: Dominated early after Marner’s goal, outshooting St. Louis 12-4 in the first period. But the Blues were able to capitalize when the Maple Leafs let up in the second.

Blues: Scored three goals for the first time since winning 5-1 at Toronto on Oct. 24.

Blues defenseman Philip Broberg left with a lower-body injury after Marner landed on his right ankle in a battle for the puck 7:02 into the second period. Broberg entered the game tied with Kyrou for the team lead with nine points (two goals, seven assists).

St. Louis won its fourth game against an Eastern Conference foe, second among Western Conference teams to Minnesota’s six wins.

Maple Leafs: Play at Minnesota to conclude a two-game trip Sunday.

Blues: Host the Tampa Bay Lightning in the second game of a five-game homestand Tuesday night.

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St. Louis Blues' Alexey Toropchenko (13), right, and Toronto Maple Leafs' Bobby McMann (74) battle for the puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Connor Hamilton)

Toronto Maple Leafs' Mitch Marner (15) controls the puck as St. Louis Blues' Philip Broberg (6) defends during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Connor Hamilton)

St. Louis Blues' Alexey Toropchenko (13) controls the puck as Toronto Maple Leafs' Olver Ekman-Larsson (95) defends during the second period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Connor Hamilton)

St. Louis Blues' Justin Faulk, center, passes the puck as Toronto Maple Leafs' Steven Lorentz (18) defends during the second period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Connor Hamilton)

St. Louis Blues' goaltender Jordan Binnington (50) defends the net against Toronto Maple Leafs' Mitch Marner (15), left, during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Connor Hamilton)

Toronto Maple Leafs' goaltender Joseph Woll (60) defends as St. Louis Blues' Jordan Kyrou (25) shoots during the second period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Connor Hamilton)

St. Louis Blues' Jake Neighbours (63) reaches for the puck as Toronto Maple Leafs' goaltender Joseph Woll (60) lies on the ice during the second period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Connor Hamilton)

St. Louis Blues' Philip Broberg (6) is assisted off the ice by teammates during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Toronto Maple Leafs, Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Connor Hamilton)

St. Louis Blues' Colton Parayko (55), left, and Toronto Maple Leafs' William Nylander (88), right, battle for a loose puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Connor Hamilton)

St. Louis Blues' Colton Parayko, left, celebrates with teammates after scoring during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Toronto Maple Leafs, Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Connor Hamilton)

LONDON (AP) — Siya Kolisi returned as captain and prop Wilco Louw was picked for his first test match since 2021 as South Africa made 12 changes for the rugby test against under-pressure England on Saturday.

Only forwards Eben Etzebeth, Ox Nche and Bongi Mbonambi were retained on Thursday from the team which defeated Scotland 32-15 on Sunday, meaning Springboks coach Rassie Erasmus changed his entire back division to deal with a six-day turnaround.

Erasmus has averaged 8.5 personnel changes per test in the 11 matches since the Boks' opening test in 2024, against Wales in June. That was also at Twickenham, where Saturday's match is staged.

Kolisi reclaimed the armband from Etzebeth, while Louw — a late injury call-up for the tour — was back for the first time since a behind-closed-doors test against Argentina during the pandemic.

Erasmus went with a 5-3 split in favor of the forwards on the bench, unlike a 7-1 against the Scots.

England, which has lost its last four matches and was beaten by the Boks in the Rugby World Cup semifinals last year, made four changes after its 42-37 loss to Australia on Saturday — including a promotion to the starting team for winger Ollie Sleightholme after his two tries off the bench against the Wallabies.

Scrumhalf Jack van Poortvliet, fullback Freddie Steward and flanker Sam Underhill were also brought in.

“Test matches against South Africa are always thrilling contests, and I’m sure Saturday will be no exception," England coach Steve Borthwick said.

Lineups:

England: Freddie Steward, Tommy Freeman, Ollie Lawrence, Henry Slade, Ollie Sleightholme, Marcus Smith, Jack van Poortvliet; Ben Earl, Sam Underhill, Chandler Cunningham-South, George Martin, Maro Itoje, Will Stuart, Jamie George (captain), Ellis Genge. Reserves: Luke Cowan-Dickie, Fin Baxter, Dan Cole, Nick Isiekwe, Alex Dombrandt, Harry Randall, George Ford, Tom Roebuck.

South Africa: Aphelele Fassi, Cheslin Kolbe, Jesse Kriel, Damian de Allende, Kurt-Lee Arendse, Manie Libbok, Grant Williams; Jasper Wiese, Pieter-Steph du Toit, Siya Kolisi (captain), RG Snyman, Eben Etzebeth, Wilco Louw, Bongi Mbonambi, Ox Nche. Reserves: Malcolm Marx, Gerhard Steenekamp, Vincent Koch, Elrigh Louw, Kwagga Smith, Cobus Reinach, Handre Pollard, Lukhanyo Am.

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Scotland's Tom Jordan, holds onto the ball as he is tackled by South Africa's Willie Le Roux during the Autumn Nations series rugby union match between Scotland and South Africa in Edinburgh, Scotland, Sunday, Nov. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell)

South Africa's Eben Etzebeth, left, and Scotland's Zander Fagerson have an tussle during the Autumn Nations series rugby union match between Scotland and South Africa in Edinburgh, Scotland, Sunday, Nov. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell)

South Africa's Lukhanyo Am, left is tackled by Scotland's Finn Russell, and Scotland's Pierre Schoeman during the Autumn Nations series rugby union match between Scotland and South Africa in Edinburgh, Scotland, Sunday, Nov. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell)