William Nylander helps Maple Leafs rally past Penguins 4-3
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The Pittsburgh Penguins conclude their four-game road trip against the Toronto Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena. Puck drop is set for 7:30 PM. This game will be available to watch on SportsNet Pittsburgh.
The Maple Leafs, meanwhile, have been one of the most underwhelming teams in the league through the first month of the season. The Buds were expected to take a step back after losing Mitch Marner in the offseason, but a 6-5-1 start against a soft schedule is a disappointment for Toronto.
Bobby McMann scored the winner as the Toronto Maple Leafs roared back from a three-goal deficit in the third period to top the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 on Monday. William Nylander added two goals and an assist for Toronto (7-5-1),
Nylander practiced in the right wing of the second line with prospect Easton Cowan and John Tavares, per TSN's Mark Masters. That is not only good news for the Maple Leafs' upcoming games, but also for the long term.
The Leafs have $3.6 million in current cap space, but no open roster spots available for him. Toronto is exploring trades involving Kampf since the offseason but has found no takers, with centers John Tavares, Auston Matthews, Max Domi, Scott Laughton, and Nicolas Roy all ahead of Kampf on the depth chart.
The red maple is a five-minute walk from the entrance of Mount Hope and can be seen if one knows what they’re looking for. During Sunday’s celebratory event, a small crowd of cemetery-goers moved from the maintenance building near the entrance and walked through the rain to celebrate the tree.
Toronto Maple Leafs rookie Easton Cowan took a huge step forward in his young NHL career on Saturday. Cowan finally scored his first NHL goal in his ninth game with the Maple Leafs, marking a career milestone in Toronto's 5–2 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers.
For the Toronto Maple Leafs forward, it is fitting that November is Hockey Fights Cancer Month. After all, it was last November -- the 14th, to be exact -- when he was able to return to the game he loved after going through his own battle with the heinous disease.