One constant throughout the series so far has been the performance of Maple Leafs star forward William Nylander. Coming off a three-point outing — two goals and one assist — in Game 1, Nylander scored a pivotal second-period goal in Game 2 to tie the game at 2.

William Nylander was already well on the way to the most goals he’d ever scored in one regular season and the most goals by any player in the league not named Leon Draisaitl when he was asked how he felt it all was going.

William Nylander got the Toronto Maple Leafs off to a fast start in the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs.Nylander scored twice in the first period before adding an assist as Toronto built a big lead before holding on to beat the Florida Panthers 5-4 on Monday night in the series opener.