Nylander made it 2-0 at 9:58 with one other power-play aim. His cross from alongside the aim line close to the left nook ricocheted off Boston defenseman Brandon Carlo’s leg on the high of the crease.
Nylander has scored in 4 of his previous 5 video games (5 targets).
“He’s being Willy,” Toronto coach Craig Berube mentioned. “He scores goals. He’s a dynamic player. He’s one of those offensive guys where the puck goes to him. He knows where the puck is going, got a great shot, we all know that. His skill level is off the charts but he’s playing a good game all around, not just thinking about offense.”
Stolarz preserved the two-goal lead at 10:36 when he slid to his proper to cease a one-timer from Justin Brazeau on a 3-on-1.
“Some massive saves,” Marner mentioned. “A couple massive back-door saves coming across the crease. Stolarz has been doing it all year for us in that net, so big kudos to him. It definitely could have been a different game or different score without him.”
Knies pushed it to 3-0 on the man-advantage at 14:13 of the third interval when he deflected a shot from Nylander on the high of the crease.
“Our power play was clicking,” Nylander mentioned. “We got my lucky goal which set us up a little bit, but our penalty kill was great. We played a great special teams game tonight, which was huge for our club, and Stolarz was obviously incredible.”
