"Just over two minutes into the game, William Nylander made a great play on the wall, beating Keegan Kolesar to the puck and showing his strength to cut in. As Nylander brought it to the middle, Tomas Hertl pulled over, thinking he could snatch the puck. Nylander pulled it away from Hertl, and that meant Morgan Rielly was wide open coming in from the point."
"Just three minutes later, the Leafs doubled their lead with a pretty goal. Brandon Carlo did well to step up in the neutral zone on an errant pass and head man it up the ice, where Matias Maccelli made a crafty play to gain the zone with possession. Maccelli pulled the puck from his forehand to his backhand before finding Nylander in the middle of the ice, where Nylander kicked the puck to his backhand for a nice finish in tight."
Toronto opened strongly, capitalizing on Adin Hill's first start in nearly three months as Morgan Rielly scored after a William Nylander play and Nylander added a second goal minutes later. Brandon Carlo and Matias Maccelli helped create the second goal with a transition and crafty possession. Nylander left after injuring himself celebrating, and Jake McCabe took a needless tomahawk slashing penalty that continued his poor road form. The Leafs repeatedly surrendered multi-goal leads, blowing 2-0, 3-1, 4-2 and 5-3 advantages, while Buffalo, Pittsburgh, the Islanders, Boston and Columbus all won, putting pressure on Toronto in the East.
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