William Nylander scored 1:00 into overtime, and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins Sunday.
Toronto Maple Leafs' William Nylander (88) celebrates after his winning overtime goal with Simon Benoit (2) at the end of an NHL hockey game against the Pittsburgh Penguins in Pittsburgh,
William Nylander scored 1:00 into overtime, and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-5 on Sunday.
William Nylander scored 1:00 into overtime, and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins, 6-5, on Sunday. Nylander, Auston Matthews and Matthew Knies each had a goal and an assist as Toronto earned its fifth consecutive win.
Just 10 minutes in, the Maple Leafs were up 2-0 with a 13-3 shot advantage, dominating a tired Penguins team playing an early game on the second leg of a back-to-back. Less than five minutes later, Toronto was down 3-2, and the team ended the first period with a 17-13 shot deficit.
The Leafs leapfrogged the idle Florida Panthers to retake first place in the Atlantic Division and finished a four-game trip with eight points. Overall, they’ve won five in a row and eight of nine with the San Jose Sharks in town Monday night.