"The red-hot Toronto Maple Leafs received a monumental boost when it was made official that leading scorer William Nylander will be returning for Saturday night's Hockey Night in Canada game at Scotiabank Arena against the slumping Vancouver Canucks. Nylander, who leads the Leafs with 41 points (14 goals, 27 assists) sat out the past six games with a lower-body injury sustained during a December 27th 7-5 home win against the Ottawa Senators. Before leaving that game, Nylander made his presence known by scoring a goal before leaving after having played only 8:25 before getting injured."
"His presence will definitely give the power-play that jump-start it so badly needs after going 0-5 over the past three games. Nylander, who is second on the team with 3 power- play goals, will be back on the first power-play unit with captain Auston Matthews, Maccelli, Matthew Knies and defenceman Morgan Rielly. "He can be a difference maker, and it's nice to have him back," Tavares said. "We've missed him." Upon Nylander being activated from injury reserve, the Leafs demoted 23 year-old forward Jacob Quilan to the AHL's Toronto Marlies."
William Nylander will return to the Toronto Maple Leafs for Saturday night’s game against the Vancouver Canucks after missing six games with a lower-body injury suffered Dec. 27. Nylander leads the Leafs with 41 points (14 goals, 27 assists) and scored in the game where he was injured. He practiced on a line with John Tavares and Matias Maccelli and will rejoin the first power-play unit alongside Auston Matthews, Maccelli, Matthew Knies and Morgan Rielly. Coach Craig Berube and teammates emphasized his speed, skill and offensive impact. Jacob Quilan was demoted to the AHL upon Nylander’s activation. The Leafs went 4-0-2 during his absence; the Canucks sit near the bottom of the standings.
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