Nylander scored the overtime winner on a breakaway chance to earn the Leafs’ third consecutive win against New Jersey.

Nylander had a goal, sevens shots on net and one block in Saturday's 7-3 win over Montreal.

Nylander has just one goal in his last 10 games with the Maple Leafs, dating back to Dec. 21 against the New York Islanders.

William Nylander addressed reporters after Wednesday’s practice, and a honest commentary on the Toronto Maple Leafs’ three-game losing streak quickly devolved into a Rorschach test.

William Nylander is the latest member of the Leafs' Core 4 to face scrutiny over his controversial comments following the team's 3rd consecutive loss.

It was only three games, this most recent losing skid for the Maple Leafs. And William Nylander made certain the slump wouldn't make it to four.

Slugging from behind the entire evening, and balanced on the usual mid-season fan revolt, the Toronto Maple Leafs won their first game in more than a week on Thursday. William Nylander scored the overtime goal that put away the New Jersey Devils, led by former Maple Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe.

Auston Matthews scored twice, and Joseph Woll made 21 saves for the Maple Leafs (28-16-2), who had lost three in a row in regulation. Marner and Jake McCabe, who returned after missing the past four games with an upper-body injury, each had two assists.

Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews made his thoughts extremely clear about William Nylander's overtime winner in the Maple Leafs' 4-3 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Thursday night.

There are a lot of things to like about William Nylander. That’s probably an obvious statement about someone who is second in the league in goals, but Nylander has absolutely been a bright spot for the Leafs in a season that required him to step up.

The Toronto Maple Leafs scored seven unanswered goals to overcome a three-goal first-period deficit for a 7-3 win over the Montreal Canadiens.