"On the early 1-0 goal, John Tavares deserves some credit for a nice play to knock down a poor Jonathan Huberdeau saucer pass. The second Tavares made contact with the puck, Nylander knew to take off right away, and his longtime linemate knew the breakaway play was on. All Tavares needed to do from there was make the pass. Dustin Wolf is a really good goalie, but he didn't even move while Nylander blew the puck by him."
"There is so much deception in Nylander's release that even when he's coming right down on the goalie cleanly with a clear intention to shoot, it's really difficult to read. Still, slice and dice it any way you want, three shots in a period - and really, it's two shots in 19:25, as Nylander scored 35 seconds into the game - against any team, let alone this Flames squad, is awful."
"The second period was an improvement from the Leafs, who outshot Calgary 11-10, for whatever that's worth. Really, though, the period - like most of the game - belonged to Nylander. #88 won a nifty battle against Morgan Frost below the goal line, where Frost had body position, but Nylander was so strong on his stick that he took the puck anyway and centered it right onto Maccelli's tape for a one-timer 2-0 goal."
Calgary started strong by cycling the puck deep and outworking Toronto in the opening shift, but William Nylander struck 35 seconds into the game on a breakaway created after John Tavares knocked down a poor saucer pass. Nylander's deceptive release beat Dustin Wolf cleanly. The Leafs managed only three shots in the first period and were out-attempted overall early. Toronto improved in the second, outshooting Calgary 11-10, and Nylander again made the decisive play, winning a battle with Morgan Frost and centering to Maccelli for a one-timer that made it 2-0.
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