WILLIE WONDERFUL: Nylander paces Maple Leafs with four points in convincing win over Isles Via koshtorontosun
The Leafs, who began a five-game home stand, improved to 18-3-4 at home. Next on the schedule are the New York Rangers, who visit on Wednesday.
The Tavares-Nylander duo quickly got to work when Tavares set up Nylander at 5:07 to tie the game. Islanders captain Anders Lee scored his second just over a minute later on a one-timer, but the restored one-goal Isles lead didn’t deter the Leafs..Tavares scored on a power play at 7:53 when he was sent in alone by Nylander, who had taken a stretch pass from Samsonov. It was the second assist of the goalie’s NHL career.
This one was all Nylander, as he forced Islanders defenceman Scott Mayfield into a turnover, took a couple of strides and went high glove on Sorokin at 16:32.Matthews put the game away in the third, scoring his 25th on a breakaway at 7:44 after taking Justin Holl’s bank pass off the side boards. Matthews ran his point streak to 10 games with the goal.Article contentKeefe’s reasoning for starting Samsonov wasn’t complicated.
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