"The Toronto Maple Leafs, who have lost five of their past six games and suddenly find themselves five points out of a wild-card spot, received some encouraging news when, on Saturday, January 24th, leading point scorer William Nylander and depth forward Joshua Dakota skated for about 20 minutes before Leafs practice. While the presence of Nylander and Dakota on the ice is an encouraging sign for Leafs fans, no set timetable on when they can be back in action has been made official as the team heads into the final week of January, five-points out of a wildcard spot."
"Nylander, who leads the Leafs with 48 points (17 goals, 31 assists) re-aggravated a lower body injury when back on January 15th during a wild 6-5 OT loss at T-Mobile Arena against the Vegas Golden Knights, he was shaken up moments after scoring a first -period goal. Before leaving in the first period, Nylander had already produced a goal and two points."
"It's common knowledge among Leafs fans that if their team is to make the playoffs and engage on a deep post-season run, then Nylander, who has 279 career goals and 660 points in 722 games, needs to be the healthy dynamic scorer that he is. Since being sidelined, the Leafs defeated the Winnipeg Jets 4-3 in OT before dropping three straight to the Minnesota Wild (6-3), Detroit Red Wings (2-1 OT) and, most recently, on Friday, January 23rd, at 6-3 decision against the Vegas Golden Knights."
The Toronto Maple Leafs have lost five of their past six games and sit five points out of a wild-card spot. William Nylander and Joshua Dakota skated for about 20 minutes before practice on January 24th, but the team has not set a return timetable. Nylander leads the team with 48 points (17 goals, 31 assists) and re-aggravated a lower-body injury on January 15th after scoring in a game. Since his absence the Leafs have won once in OT and dropped three straight games. Dakota last played December 28th after suffering a lacerated kidney and is not expected back soon.
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