William Nylander moved to the center position and was behind both goals for the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Niklas Backström scored his first point for the Washington Capitals in the second game back.
Erik Carlsson scored another point for the San Jose Sharks as the leading scorer.
The Toronto Maple Leafs won 2-1 at home against the Nashville Predators after William Nylander scored both goals.
When star midfielder Auston Matthews was injured, Willie had to play in the middle alongside forwards Michael Bunting and Pierre Engvall.
The 26-year-old Swede got the first assists for both John Tavares and Mitch Marner.
William Nylander was positive about the change, it would get him on his feet better. Coach Sheldon Keefe said he had high demands on himself and after a few games where he wasn’t satisfied with his efforts, he wanted to improve and things turned out to be good.
William Nylander is second in the indoor scoring league behind Mitch Marner with 47 points (20 goals and 27 assists) in 41 games.
Philip Forsberg equalized for the Nashville Predators with his eighth goal in the last eight matches.
Veterans have found roles
League captain Tre Kronor Sam Hallam saw the Philadelphia Flyers play against the Washington Capitals in the second game of his NHL trip.
The Philadelphia Flyers won, 5-3, but Marcus Johansson scored and Niklas Backström provided an assist for the visitors.
Bäckis scored his first point of the season when he played forward TJ Oshie.
– Earlier in the game I told Nick I was having problems getting a puck for him. “He usually does better when he has a puck in his hands and he gets it for me,” said TJ Oshie.
Travis Konicney celebrated a triple for the Philadelphia Flyers in the game.
Los Angeles won 4-3 against the San Jose Sharks with Adrian Kempe scoring 1-0.
Carlson is chasing the record
Erik Karlsson had an assist when Timo Meyer made it 2-2 and his now total of 56 points (13 goals and 43 assists) in 43 games ranks seventh in the league’s total points.
He now has an assist in ten consecutive road games, which means he’s close to the NHL record for assists.
In the 1996/1997 season, Brian Leach scored in 12 consecutive matches, while Cal Makar (2021/2022), Bobby Orr (1970/1971) and Purée Salming (1976/77) scored 11 direct matches with the help of assists.
In Game 4 of the night, the Edmonton Oilers won 6-2 away at the Anaheim Ducks.