Maple Leafs take win streak into matchup with Avalanche
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William Nylander brought his A-game in his return following a six-game layoff while Craig Berube was impressed by the "work" put in by the Maple Leafs' top point-getter.‘He’s Capable Of That’: William
MAPLE LEAFS (12-12-7) at AVALANCHE (11-19-1) 9 p.m. ET; ALT, TSN4, NHL.TV
The Leafs have one of the toughest remaining schedules in the NHL, and that starts in full next week. Their first three opponents, the Colorado Avalanche, Utah Mammoth and Vegas Golden Knights are all in playoff positions. That’s not exactly the skidding Winnipeg Jets, Ottawa Senators and Canucks, whom the Leafs have recently smashed.
William Nylander had a goal and two assists in his return from an injury, Joseph Woll made 29 saves for his second shutout of the season and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-0 on Saturday night.
The Maple Leafs certainly have been doing exactly that, going 4-0-2 in his absence as part of their recent hot streak that has them back in the postseason race at 22-15-7 for 51 points, one behind the Washington Capitals for the second wild card in the Eastern Conference.
The Toronto Maple Leafs must avoid replicating the mistake they made at last year's trade deadline heading into this year's frenzy.
What has maybe been most impressive about the Leafs’ play in Nylander’s absence is the way they’ve continued to score. The Leafs have pumped in 21 goals in the six games that Nylander missed, led by team captain Matthews, who has scored six.
Easton Cowan scored 2:48 into a wild overtime and Scott Laughton had a short-handed goal in his return to Philadelphia as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Flyers 2-1 on Thursday night. Cowan scored on a 2-on-1 rush off a pass from John Tavares,
The open slot arrives as forward William Nylander continues to progress in his recovery from a lower-body injury sustained in a game against the Ottawa Senators on Dec. 27. Nylander has missed the last six games but resumed skating and was placed on retroactive injured reserve earlier this week.
Nylander will make his return to the Maple Leafs' lineup on Saturday after missing six games with a lower-body injury.
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