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Nylander’s goal was 2-2 early in the third period and came after a beautiful solo career by John Tavares. The Swede then found the door at the front post with a quick shot.
Nylander, 24, had previously had a great opportunity to open the scoring with a free kick after just under two minutes. He then tried to fool visiting goalkeeper Connor Hellebuyck, who was responsible for a good pair of legs.
Toronto held the lead at 3-2 in the final minutes when Paul Stastny drove on a tying disc with 2.26 remaining in regulation time.
Matthew’s hero in sudden death
The subsequent overtime lasted only 59 seconds. The Maple Leafs attacked two-on-one and Morgan Rielly hit a perfect flip-flop to the team’s star Auston Matthews, who fired before he backhanded the net.
Toronto thus won the game 4-3 and broke a three-game losing streak.
William Nylander is, with his eleven hits, one of three NHL Swedes who have scored so many goals this season. The other two are Adrian Kempe (Los Angeles) and Patric Hörnqvist (Florida). Four other Swedes are currently on ten goals scored.
Pierre Engvall was highlighted by an assist in the visiting team.
