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11/26 21:29 CST Nylander sets OT goals record as Maple Leafs beat Blue Jackets
2-1
Nylander sets OT goals record as Maple Leafs beat Blue Jackets 2-1
By JOE REEDY
AP Sports Writer
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) --- William Nylander became Toronto's career overtime goals
leader with 15, scoring on a wrist shot with 20 seconds remaining in the
Toronto Maple Leafs' 2-1 comeback victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on
Wednesday night.
Nylander got the pass from defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson and put it past
Columbus goaltender Jet Greaves to give Toronto only its second win in last
nine games.
Nylander moved past Auston Matthews and Mats Sundin on the team's OT list. The
Maple Leafs have seven comeback victories this season, fourth-most in the
league.
Nylander also had an assist on Easton Cowan's tying goal in the third period
for Toronto, which got its first victory two stops into a six-game trip. Joseph
Woll stopped 35 shots.
Ekman-Larsson became the fifth Maple Leafs defenseman since 1991-92 to have a
seven-game points streak.
Zach Werenski scored for Columbus, which had its fourth overtime loss in its
last 10 games. Greaves had 22 saves.
Besides getting the win, the Maple Leafs had centers Matthews and Nicolas Roy
return to the lineup after being activated off injured reserve.
Werenski took a pass from Miles Wood crossing the blue line and then skated to
the left corner before beating Toronto goaltender Joseph Woll with a wrist shot
on the short side at 13:30 of the third.
It was the Werenski's eighth goal of the season and fourth in six games.
It also was Werenski's 121st in 10 seasons with Columbus, moving him into fifth
place in franchise history.
Werenski appeared to give the Blue Jackets the lead at 13:04 of the second
period, but it was taken off the board when Toronto successfully challenged
that Columbus was offside.
Cowan evened it at 16:43 with his second of the year on a snap shot from a
difficult angle that went over the shoulder and blocker of Greaves.
Up Next Maple Leafs: at Washington on Friday. Blue Jackets: Host Pittsburgh on Friday night. ___ AP NHL: https://apnews.com/hub/nhl
Up Next Maple Leafs: at Washington on Friday. Blue Jackets: Host Pittsburgh on Friday night. ___ AP NHL: https://apnews.com/hub/nhl
