Maple Leafs' William Nylander: Goal drought continues
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Nylander failed to find the back of the net against the Panthers on Tuesday despite putting seven shots on net.
Nylander has now gone five straight contests without a goal and is stuck in a three-game pointless streak. During the regular season, the Calgary native's worst slump was six games. Combined with the fact that he's recorded 24 shots during his slump, fantasy players shouldn't be too worried about his goalless streak lasting overly long.
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Maple Leafs' William Nylander: Has three-point game Monday
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Nylander notched three assists in Toronto's 5-4 overtime victory over Tampa Bay in Game 4 on Monday.
Two of Nylander's three points were registered while Toronto had the man advantage. He's up to two goals and seven points in four playoff outings this year, including three power-play points. Nylander is on a six-game point streak and has been held off the scoresheet just once over his last eight appearances.
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Maple Leafs' William Nylander: Three-game point streak
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Nylander picked up an assist in Saturday's 4-3 overtime win over Tampa Bay in Game 3.
Nylander was all over the ice Saturday -- he had seven of the Leafs 27 shots -- but he couldn't solve Andrei Vasilevskiy. Willie has points (two goals, two assists) in every game this postseason.
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Maple Leafs' William Nylander: Nets game winner in Game 2
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Nylander had a goal and an assist in Thursday's 7-2 win over Tampa Bay in Game 2 of their first-round series.
Willie extended the Leafs' lead to 3-0 at 15:08 of the first when he ripped a shot from the left face-off dot with an extra attacker on the ice on a delayed double-minor penalty. The goal stood as the game winner. Nylander has three points, including two goals, in two games this postseason.
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Maple Leafs' William Nylander: First-ever 40 goal season
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Nylander scored a goal Thursday in a 3-2 win over the Rangers.
Willie showed off his quick hands from in tight at the 7:48 mark of the third. He took a pass from Ryan O'Reilly and ripped it high past Jaroslav Halak for his 40th goal of the season. Nylander finishes the regular season with a career-best 40 goals, 47 assists, 87 points and 293 shots.
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Maple Leafs' William Nylander: Provides three points vs. Lightning
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Nylander supplied a goal and two assists in a 4-3 victory over Tampa Bay on Tuesday.
Nylander was cold going into the action, recording just three goals and four points over his previous 14 outings. He's had a strong campaign overall though, providing 39 goals and 86 points in 81 appearances. Perhaps his terrific showing Tuesday will set the tone for Nylander going into Toronto's first-round series against the Lightning.
Maple Leafs' William Nylander: Offense still struggling
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Nylander played 13:32 in Thursday's 2-1 overtime loss to Boston.
He skated with John Tavares and Mitchell Marner, but he didn't really seem to click. And his 5v5 ice time was limited -- Nylander saw just 9:15 at even strength, with 4:17 on the power play. The ice time drop is significant -- Willie has averaged 18:38 this season. And his offensive struggles in his last 12 games are mounting. Nylander has just two goals and one assist in that span, and Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe is juggling lines to try to kickstart the winger.
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Maple Leafs' William Nylander: Skills on display with goal
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Nylander picked up his 37th goal of the season in a 3-0 win over Ottawa on Saturday.
The goal showed off Nylander's puck skills. He took a pass from Alex Kerfoot with his left foot in the high slot and quickly moved it to his stick. It was off his blade in a split second and through Mads Sogaard into the net. Nylander has scuffled lately -- this was only his fourth goal since Feb. 26 -- so this skill play could be a good sign.
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Maple Leafs' William Nylander: Bad time for cold streak
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Nylander has just two points (one goal, one assist) in his last eight games.
Nylander had put up points in 12 of his previous 13 games (20 points; seven goals, 13 assists) before this cold front moved in. We're confident he'll be in top form heading into the NHL playoffs, but this is bad timing for fantasy managers fighting for a title.
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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.
