Maple Leafs' William Nylander: Extends streak with late goal
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Nylander scored a goal on five shots in Monday's 4-3 loss to Buffalo.
Nylander cut the Sabres' lead to 4-3 late in the third period, muscling past Rasmus Dahlin before ripping a shot past Craig Anderson. The goal extends Nylander's scoring streak to five games. The 26-year-old winger has been on a tear over the last month, tallying 20 points (seven goals, 13 assists) in his last 13 contests. Nylander is up to 35 goals in 66 games this season, a new personal best. He's one point shy of his career high of 80 set in 81 outings in 2021-22.
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Maple Leafs' William Nylander: Extends point streak to four
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Nylander scored a goal and an assist on two shots, helping the Maple Leafs to a 7-4 victory over the Oilers on Saturday.
Nylander knotted the game at 3-3 off a rush in the second period. He also added an assist on John Tavares' power-play goal. This performance extends the Swedish forward's point streak to four games with six points in that span. On the season, Nylander has 34 goals and 78 points in 65 games.
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Maple Leafs' William Nylander: Posts two assists
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Nylander picked up two assists and three shots, helping the Maple Leafs to a 4-3 win over the Devils on Tuesday.
Nylander picked up assists on Calle Jarnkrok's opening goal and Auston Matthews' game-winning goal. This performance extends Nylander's point streak to three games with four points in that span. On the season, the Swedish forward has 33 goals and 76 points in 64 games.
Maple Leafs' William Nylander: On seven-game point streak
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Nylander provided a pair of assists, two shots on goal and a plus-2 rating in Sunday's 5-1 win over the Kraken.
Nylander helped out on tallies by Mark Giordano and John Tavares in the first period. This gave Nylander a seven-game point streak, during which he has five goals and eight assists. The winger has found a home alongside Ryan O'Reilly and John Tavares on the Maple Leafs' second line, though that trio and Auston Matthews' line represent more of a 1A/1B situation. Nylander is up to 33 goals, 39 helpers, 220 shots on net and a plus-19 rating through 60 outings this season.
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Maple Leafs' William Nylander: Two points including OT winner
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Nylander scored the game-winning goal and added an assist in Friday's 2-1 overtime victory over the Wild.
The 26-year-old extended his point streak to six games and helped get Toronto on the board late in the first period, camping out behind the Minnesota net before finding David Kampf for a tap-in goal with a quick pass, but Nylander's best work came in the extra frame. He won a battle for possession in the corner against Frederick Gaudreau, then deked both Matthew Boldy and Filip Gustavsson out of their skates before wiring home his fifth GWG of the season. Nylander's up to 70 points through 59 games, including 33 goals -- one off the career-high 34 he scored in 2021-22.
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Maple Leafs' William Nylander: Extends point streak to five games
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Nylander provided a goal and an assist in Toronto's 6-3 victory over Buffalo on Tuesday.
Nylander's marker came at 14:36 of the second period while Toronto had the man advantage. He has 32 goals and 68 points in 58 contests this season, including 22 power-play points. Nylander is on a five-game point streak, contributing four goals and nine points over that stretch.
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Maple Leafs' William Nylander: Three-game goal streak
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Nylander scored a goal Saturday in a 5-1 win over Montreal.
Nylander scored at 3:47 of the third on a shot from the bottom of the left face-off circle off a cross-slot pass from Auston Matthews. It was his 31st of the season. Nylander is on a three-game goal streak (three goals, three assists).
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Maple Leafs' William Nylander: Reaches 30-goal milestone
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Nylander contributed a goal and two assists in a 5-2 victory over the Blackhawks on Wednesday.
Nylander opened the scoring just nine seconds into the contest. He's up to 30 goals and 64 points in 55 games in 2022-23. This was Nylander's second straight multi-point game, bringing him up to two goals and five points over that stretch.
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Maple Leafs' William Nylander: Shows off sniper's touch
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Nylander scored a goal and added an assist in a 4-3 loss to Columbus on Saturday.
Nylander's goal opened the scoring and was a true goal-scorer's snipe. He took a stretch pass backward, quickly transitioned forward to break into the zone down the left wing and ripped a shot high between Elvis Merzlikins' glove and head. Nylander had been held off the scoresheet for two games prior to Saturday, but he has five goals (four assists) in his last seven games.
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Maple Leafs' William Nylander: Named Second Star of the Week
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Nylander was named Second Star of the Week by the NHL on Monday.
Willie had four goals and three assists as Toronto won three of four games, including two goals and two assists in a 5-2 win over the Islanders last Monday. Two nights later, Nylander reached 400 career points with an assist versus the Rangers, and he stretched his scoring streak to seven games and 12 points with goals against Ottawa on Friday and Washington on Sunday. Claude Giroux of the Sens and Bolts goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy were the first and third stars, respectively.
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Maple Leafs' William Nylander: Scores to extend streak
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Nylander tallied a goal on two shots in Sunday's 5-1 win over Washington.
Nylander started an odd-man rush before burying a rebound opportunity, giving Toronto a 3-1 lead in the second period. With the goal Sunday, Nylander now has points in seven straight contests. He's recorded six goals and six assists in that span. The 26-year-old winger is up to 59 points (28 goals, 31 assists) in 51 games this season.
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Maple Leafs' William Nylander: Point streak reaches six games
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Nylander scored a power-play goal in a 6-2 loss to Ottawa on Friday.
Nylander's marker came at 2:44 of the second period to tie the game at 2-2. He has 27 goals and 58 points in 50 contests in 2022-23. Nylander extended his point streak to six games and has five markers and 11 points over that span.
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Maple Leafs' William Nylander: Four points in Monday's win
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Nylander scored two goals and added two assists, one on the power play, in Monday's 5-2 win over the Islanders.
All four points came in a dominant second period that blew the game open for Toronto. Nylander has four multi-point performances through 11 games in January, racking up five goals and 14 points on the month so far, and the 26-year-old is now four tallies shy of his third career 30-goal campaign.
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Maple Leafs' William Nylander: Plays hero in OT win
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Nylander scored two even-strength goals, including the overtime winner, and added a power-play assist in Tuesday's 5-4 victory over Florida.
He also got credit for the tying goal early in the third period after a Mitch Marner shot ricocheted off Sergei Bobrovsky's pad, then off Nylander's helmet and over the netminder in a lazy arc. His OT winner was no fluke however, as the 26-year-old began a rush at his own blue line, turned on the jets to beat the Panthers defense and tucked the puck just inside the post after beating Bobrovsky with a slick move. Nylander has gotten onto the scoresheet in only four of the last 10 games but all four were multi-point performances, and his feast-or-famine efforts have resulted in three goals and 10 points over that stretch.
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Maple Leafs' William Nylander: Assists on both goals in win
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Nylander dished out two assists -- one on the power play -- in Wednesday's 2-1 win over the Predators.
Nylander helped out on goals by John Tavares in the first period and Mitch Marner in the third. The latter came on the man advantage and broke a 1-1 tie late. Nylander's up to 47 points through 42 games, putting him on pace to eclipse last season's career high of 80 points.
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Maple Leafs' William Nylander: Back at practice Thursday
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Nylander (illness) was back at practice Thursday, David Alter of Sports Illustrated reports.
Nylander missed practice Wednesday but looks good to go against Seattle on Thursday. The 26-year-old is off to the best start of his career, scoring 22 goals and adding 23 assists in only 38 games. He set career highs last season with 34 goals and 46 assists and he is on pace to better those numbers this season.
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Maple Leafs' William Nylander: Dealing with illness
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Nylander is under the weather and missed practice Wednesday, Joshua Kloke of The Athletic Toronto reports.
At this point, Nylander should probably be considered questionable heading into Thursday's clash with Seattle. If the winger were unable to face the Kraken, it would likely mean a promotion to the first line for Mitch Marner while Wayne Simmonds would likely be playing in his first game since Dec. 10.
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Maple Leafs' William Nylander: Three points in shootout loss
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Nylander scored an even-strength goal and added two assists, one on the power play, in Tuesday's 6-5 shootout loss to the Blues.
With the Maple Leafs down 3-1 early in the second period, Nylander gave them a spark by blasting the puck past Jordan Binnington from the point, and the 26-year-old forward rallied his team again late by helping to set up Toronto's final two tallies of the night. Nylander has four multi-point performances in the last six games and six in his last 11 contests, racking up eight goals and 19 points over the latter stretch.
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Maple Leafs' William Nylander: Contributes two helpers Saturday
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Nylander registered two assists in a 6-2 victory over Colorado on Saturday.
Nylander has been hot lately, contributing four goals and nine points in his last six contests. That's pushed him up to 21 goals and 42 points in 37 games this season. If he can maintain his overall offensive pace, he'll surpass his career highs of 34 markers and 80 points, which were set in 2021-22.
