William Nylander performed at the Toronto vs. Minnesota game.
His goal was not only beautiful, but also gave the home team the victory.
With about a minute left in extra time at 1-1, the Swede shook off the puck into the offensive corner. But the 26-year-old did not give up. He caught the ball again with the stick, turned, deftly outplayed the defender and, in the end, checked fellow countryman Philip Gustafsson in the cage.
– First I lost it in the corner and tried to get into the goal. I think the goalkeeper tried to poke it away and put it under the glove. So I tried to get it so he wouldn’t reach for it, says a smiling William Nylander at the post-game press conference.
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Before that, Nylander was also involved in the equalizing goal in the first half, finding David Kampf, after a few dribbles behind the goal cage, who quickly scored the equalizer 1-1.
– He was released there, so it was not difficult to give him the disc and he played well with it, says Nylander.
He is satisfied with the home team’s efforts, which eventually pay off.
Patience is very important. We played 1-1 for 60 minutes. He says we didn’t want to force anything.
William Nylander has now scored 33 goals and leads the indoor scoring league. He also made 37 assists. Only Mitchell Marner has done more in Toronto this season.