Maple Leafs' William Nylander: Just three points in last seven
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Nylander picked up an assist Saturday in a 4-2 win over Montreal.
It's just his third point (one goal, two assists) in his last seven games, and that's a tough drought for fantasy managers pressing in the postseason. Nylander does have 23 shots in that span, though. And he is now just four points from the century mark. Nylander has a career-high 40 goals and 96 points in 76 games, and with six games remaining, he has an opportunity to challenge the 100-point mark.
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Maple Leafs' William Nylander: Five-game goal streak
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Nylander scored a goal and added an assist in a 6-3 win over the Oilers on Saturday.
The snipe extended his goal streak to five games (five goals, nine points) with a power-play marker late in the first frame. Nylander now has 39 goals and 93 points in 69 contests this season and sits seventh in the NHL in scoring (tied for ninth in goals). That also leads the Maple Leafs -- Nylander sits two points ahead of superstar teammate Auston Matthews, who has 91 points.
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Maple Leafs' William Nylander: Three-point effort Wednesday
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Nylander produced a goal and two assists, with one helper coming on the power play, in Wednesday's 7-3 win over the Capitals.
The 27-year-old is on another heater. Nylander has found the back of the net in four straight games, piling up four goals and seven points, and since the beginning of February he's delivered 15 goals and 30 points in 21 contests. Wednesday's performance put him over the 90-point mark on the season for the first time in his career, and he needs just nine more to reach the century mark with 14 games left on the Maple Leafs' schedule.
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Maple Leafs' William Nylander: Third straight 80-plus point year
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Nylander had a goal and an assist in a 6-2 win over Philadelphia on Thursday.
His goal from the high slot in the third period put the Leafs up 5-1. It was his 35th on the season. Overall, Nylander is just one point from equalling his career mark of 86 points (2022-23). And his 85 points this season are his third consecutive 80-plus point season in the NHL. Nylander is a consistent fantasy producer who will help you seal a league win.
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Maple Leafs' William Nylander: Sets team record
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Nylander scored a goal in Saturday's 4-3 shootout win over the Rangers.
Nylander wired a point shot that deflected off Rangers defender Erik Gustafsson's stick in the slot to tie the game 2-2 and stretch his scoring streak to 10 games (18 points; eight goals, 10 assists). Nylander became the first player in Maple Leafs history to have three point streaks of at least 10 games in a single season. He had a 17-game point streak from Oct. 11-Nov. 19 and a 13-game streak from Nov. 30-Dec. 29. Nylander is money in the bank for the Leafs and your fantasy squad.
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Maple Leafs' William Nylander: Nine-game, 17-point scoring streak
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Nylander scored a goal and added two assists Thursday in a 4-2 win over Arizona.
The points extended Nylander's scoring streak to nine games and 17 points (seven goals, 10 assists). Willie has 32 goals, 82 points and 241 shots in 59 games, and he is closing in on his career mark of 87 points which was set last season. Nylander is on pace for a whopping 114 points and 335 shots if he continues at the rate that he's on now. Four words -- money in the bank.
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Maple Leafs' William Nylander: Six-game, 13-point streak
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Nylander had three assists Saturday in a 4-3 win over Colorado.
He factored in on all three of goals of Tyler Bertuzzi's hat trick. Two of the assists came on the power play. Nylander is riding a seven-game point streak that includes six goals and seven helpers. He is up to 78 points (31 goals, 47 assists), which leads the team in scoring. Nylander sits 10th in the NHL in assists, and he's tied with Artemi Panarin for sixth in points overall.
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Maple Leafs' William Nylander: Pockets helper in win
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Nylander notched an assist and two shots on goal in Thursday's 7-3 win over the Golden Knights.
Nylander extended his point streak to six games, though this was the first time in that span he failed to score a goal. During the streak, he has six tallies and four helpers. The winger is up to 75 points, 230 shots on net and a plus-2 rating over 56 outings. He's on track to shatter his career high of 87 points from last season.
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Maple Leafs' William Nylander: Scores twice Wednesday
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Nylander scored a pair of goals on seven shots and added four PIM in Wednesday's 6-3 win over the Coyotes.
Nylander reached the 30-goal mark in the first period with a power-play tally. After his second penalty of the game expired early in the third, he tallied again on a breakaway out of the box. The 27-year-old has eight goals and five assists over his last eight outings, giving him 74 points, 228 shots, 20 PIM and a plus-2 rating through 55 contests overall. He's earned 29 of his points with the man advantage.
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Maple Leafs' William Nylander: Three more points Saturday
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Nylander tallied a goal and two assists in Saturday's 9-2 win over Anaheim.
Two of Nylander's three points came on the power play, including a goal that extended Toronto's lead to 4-1 in the first period. The 27-year-old forward has been hot out of the All-Star break, recording five goals and 10 points in his last six contests. Overall, Nylander's up to 28 goals and 71 points through 53 games, as he's well on pace to top the 80-point threshold for a third straight season.
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Maple Leafs' William Nylander: Nets winner in OT
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Nylander (illness) scored the game-winning goal Thursday in a 4-3 overtime victory over the Flyers. He also had an assist.
Nylander scored 54 seconds into the extra frame when he took a pass from Timothy Liljegren and fired a shot between Samuel Ersson's pads from the slot. Nylander was among a trio of Leafs, including John Tavares and Mitchell Marner, who didn't practice Wednesday due to illness. Nylander had scuffled offensively almost immediately after inking his big contract, but he now has seven points, including four goals, and 18 shots in his last four games.
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Maple Leafs' William Nylander: Slated to play Thursday
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Nylander (illness) is set to suit up against the Flyers on Thursday, NHL.com's Dave McCarthy reports.
Nylander joined John Tavares and Mitchell Marner among the absentees at Wednesday's practice but all three players are expected to be in the lineup against Philadelphia. With 26 goals in 51 games this season, the 27-year-old Nylander could reach the 40-goal threshold for the second straight season.
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Maple Leafs' William Nylander: Under the weather
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Nylander didn't practice Wednesday due to an illness, David Alter of The Hockey News reports.
A bug seems to be going around the Maple Leafs' locker room, as John Tavares and Mitchell Marner also missed practice Wednesday due to an illness. Another update on Nylander's status should surface prior to puck drop against Philadelphia on Thursday.
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Maple Leafs' William Nylander: Registers power-play helper
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Nylander notched a power-play assist, six shots on goal and a minus-2 rating in Monday's 3-2 loss to the Islanders.
Nylander went into the All-Star break on a three-game dry spell, but he snapped it with a helper Monday. He was held off the scoresheet in seven of his last nine outings in January, a rare sequence of struggles for the 27-year-old, whose slump came just after he signed an eight-year extension with a cap hit at $11.5 million. Nylander is still among the best forwards in the league with 62 points (23 on the power play), 203 shots on net and a plus-1 rating through 48 appearances this season.
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Maple Leafs' William Nylander: Top-five scorer in NHL
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Nylander scored twice Saturday in a 6-4 loss to Vancouver.
They were beauty goals from distance. The first was a wrist shot from the top of the left circle off the rush that went over Thatcher Demko's glove and into the top corner of the net. The second was another wrist shot but from the right circle that deflected off a Canucks defender's stick. The tallies came 3:26 apart and were part of a three-goal run in that span to tie the game 3-3 in the second. Nylander continues to lead the Leafs in scoring with 61 points, which also puts him in a three-way tie with Artemi Panarin and Elias Pettersson for fifth in the NHL.
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Maple Leafs' William Nylander: Celebrates deal with three helpers
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Nylander notched three assists, two on the power play, in Tuesday's 7-1 rout of the Sharks.
One day after signing a massive eight-year, $92 million contract extension, Nylander got right back to work on his breakout campaign. The 27-year-old has 10 multi-point performances in the last 15 games, piling up eight goals and 27 points over that stretch, and he's on pace to top his career high of 87 points by the end of February.
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Maple Leafs' William Nylander: Inks eight-year deal
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Nylander agreed to terms on an eight-year, $92 million contract extension with Toronto on Monday.
When Nylander's contract kicks in next season, he will become the second-highest-paid player on the Leafs behind only Auston Matthews. The 27-year-old Nylander is putting together a fantastic 2023-24 campaign with 21 goals and 33 assists, setting him up to cross the 100-point threshold for the first time in his nine-year NHL career. While the salary cap is expected to go up, Toronto may have to consider trying to offload John Tavares or Mitchell Marner in the offseason to avoid committing over $46 million to just four players.
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Maple Leafs' William Nylander: Six points in last three games
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Nylander had two goals and an assist in a 4-1 win over San Jose on Saturday.
Nylander has six points (four goals, two assists) in his past three games. His first goal came midway through the third when he scored blocker side with a wrist shot from the right circle. Nylander's second of the game came at 16:28 when he banked in a shot from below the goal line after Mackenzie Blackwood stopped his one-timer from point-blank range. He currently sits fifth on the NHL scoring list with 54 points through 37 outings. Next up should be an All-Star nod and a massive contract extension.
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Maple Leafs' William Nylander: Supplies power-play helper
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Nylander registered a power-play assist and eight shots on goal in Wednesday's 2-1 overtime win over the Ducks.
Nylander helped out on John Tavares' game-tying goal in the third period. Since the start of December, Nylander has earned 23 points, including seven on the power play, over 15 contests. The 27-year-old continues to exceed expectations in a contract year. He's up to 51 points (18 on the power play) with 158 shots on net and a plus-3 rating through 36 outings overall.
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Maple Leafs' William Nylander: Powers offense in win
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Nylander scored two goals on six shots and went plus-2 in Tuesday's 3-0 win over the Kings.
Nylander scored the first and last goals in the win. He saw a 13-game point streak end Saturday versus the Hurricanes, but he continues to be one of the Maple Leafs' most consistent players. He's been held off the scoresheet in just four games this season, racking up 19 goals, 50 points, 150 shots on net and a plus-3 rating through 35 appearances.
