Nylander, Matthews have three points each as Maple Leafs top Lightning
TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs didn’t let a late Tampa Bay rally affect their game plan Monday night. Instead they refocused to show they could compete with the top team in the Eastern Conference.
William Nylander scored twice and added an assist and James van Riemsdyk scored the go-ahead goal in the third period to lead Toronto to a 4-3 win over the Lightning.
“Everybody kind of just took a deep breath and went back to playing how we did in the first two periods,” said Auston Matthews, who picked up three assists. “(We) took care of the puck a little more, (we) just got in deep and obviously a big goal by James there.”
“We’ve found a rhythm and this is what we want to stick to,” Nylander added.