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With the Wild executing their suffocating play to perfection, the Maple Leafs needed a game breaker. That's when William Nylander threw on a cape and flew ...

The Jets top the league with 14. Considering Fleury jumped in at the 2022 trade deadline to steal workhorse Talbot’s No. The Wild rank second overall with 11. The more the forwards can get accustomed to not cheating for offence, the better. 1 team in the NHL defending the rush. Samsonov, the starter, needs more reps under pressure. Teams are going to play tight. Didn’t open the game up. I thought we did a good job,” Giordano said. But Toronto is exercising more tolerance in these types of claustrophobic affairs than it had in years past. So, you gotta take what's there and not force it, not get frustrated. “It looked like they were gonna break it out,” Mark Giordano said.

William Nylander scored at 1:05 of overtime as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Minnesota Wild 2-1 on Friday night.

"Very good," Acciari said with a smile. "Something I've done all my career," Giordano said of putting his body on the line. "There were no cookies at pre-game meal," said the Johnston, R.I., product. "We changed our strategy a little bit in terms of how we started, how we deploy the guys. Playing their first game against an opponent in a post-season spot at the start of play since Feb. "Willie's one of the best in the league at it. "Patience is huge," said Nylander, whose three OT goals this season are tied for the league lead. The luck has gone our way a little bit in terms of getting us more time with the puck. That forced head coach Sheldon Keefe to tweak his approach in 3-on-3 by putting a defensive forward out to take the initial faceoff. The third organization involved in last week's three-team trade that saw the Leafs acquire forwards Ryan O'Reilly and Noel Acciari from St. I'm so happy (to) play with these guys." "Just tried to take it to the net.

There wasn't a ton of action during Friday's game versus the Wild. It...

The Minnesota Wild will look to keep a four-game win streak intact when they play the Toronto Maple Leafs.

TOP PERFORMERS: Mitchell Marner has 20 goals and 51 assists for the Maple Leafs. The Maple Leafs won 4-3 in the previous matchup. Ryan O'Reilly led the Maple Leafs with three goals. The Wild have allowed 159 goals while scoring 165 for a +6 scoring differential. William Nylander has scored six goals and added six assists over the past 10 games. The Maple Leafs have a +45 scoring differential, with 200 total goals scored and 155 conceded.