"With William Nylander out of action and absent from Saturday's game, someone needed to replace him on the Leafs' first line. The Swedish star was placed up there next to Auston Matthews and Bobby McMann as Berube put in the work to shuffle up the lineup as an attempt to provide some sort of spark. Well just one game after making that change, Robertson had to come up from being a healthy scratch and was tossed into the lions' den on the top line."
"And Robertson almost immediately delivered. In the final minutes of the first period, he opened the scoring in the dramatic overtime win for the Maple Leafs over the Sabres on Saturday. Robertson cleaned up the chance created by linemates Matthews and rookie Easton Cowan; streaking in front and wiring the puck past the goal line. It was a powerful effort for Robertson's first goal and second point of the season."
William Nylander missed Saturday's game, prompting coach Craig Berube to shuffle the lineup and open a spot on the top line alongside Auston Matthews and Bobby McMann. Nick Robertson was elevated from a healthy scratch to that top line and scored late in the first period, tapping in a chance created by Matthews and Easton Cowan. The Maple Leafs won in dramatic overtime. Robertson recorded his first goal and second point of the season, posted two shot attempts, two scoring chances and two hits, and produced a 12–11 5-on-5 shot-attempt advantage.
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