Maple Leafs star center John Tavares has been a key component of his hometown team in Toronto. And in this cover story from THN's Aug. 20, 2018 edition, writer Matt Larkin profiled Tavares in the earl

Maple Leafs superstar William Nylander has commented on the injury that kept him out of OT against the Bruins, but assured fans he was going to be just fine.

William Nylander's goal a minute into overtime gave the Toronto Maple Leafs a 6-5 win over the host Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday afternoon.

Though he’s no longer drawing top-line matchups like in his heyday with the New York Islanders when he was a perennial MVP candidate, Tavares has an offensive zone faceoff percentage of just 45 percent this season. That’s the lowest number of his career and means he’s having to dig his way out of the D-zone more often than before.

Ready to rock

Nylander appeared to say, "I thought for sure it was offside," when Holmberg's empty netter was called a good goal.

The Toronto Maple Leafs faced serious questions about their "Core Four" last off-season after another early playoff exit, but it's tough to part with any of their top forwards.

Just 10 minutes in, the Maple Leafs were up 2-0 with a 13-3 shot advantage, dominating a tired Penguins team playing an early game on the second leg of a back-to-back. Less than five minutes later, Toronto was down 3-2, and the team ended the first period with a 17-13 shot deficit.

William Nylander scored 1:00 into overtime, and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-5 on Sunday. Nylander, Auston Matthews and Matthew Knies each had a goal and an assist as Toronto earned its fifth consecutive win. John Tavares, Max Domi and Conor Timmins also scored.

Puskar) PITTSBURGH — William Nylander scored 1:00 into overtime ... an assist as Toronto earned its fifth consecutive win. John Tavares, Max Domi and Conor Timmins also scored.