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02/03 00:17 CST Nylander leads the Maple Leafs to a 4-2 win over the Flames
Nylander leads the Maple Leafs to a 4-2 win over the Flames
CALGARY, Alberta (AP) --- William Nylander scored on a breakaway 35 seconds
into the game and added two assists that helped the Toronto Maple Leafs beat
the Calgary Flames 4-2 on Monday night.
Matias Maccelli and defenseman Troy Stecher also scored as the Maple Leafs won
their second straight following a six-game losing streak. Toronto halted an
0-5-1 slide by winning 3-2 in a shootout Saturday at Vancouver.
Bobby McMann's empty-net goal sealed it with 25 seconds remaining. Joseph Woll
made 28 saves, improving to 5-0-0 against Calgary.
Toronto has won eight in a row versus the Flames, its longest active streak
against any team.
Nazem Kadri and Joel Farabee each had a goal and an assist for the struggling
Flames, who have dropped six of seven. They snapped a five-game skid (0-3-2)
with a 3-2 victory Saturday against San Jose when Farabee scored a short-handed
goal to break a third-period tie.
Dustin Wolf stopped 18 shots.
Toronto moved within seven points of the Boston Bruins, who occupy the final
playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.
Nylander has 13 goals and 23 assists in 26 career games against Calgary, where
he was born. His father, Michael, played for the Flames in the mid-1990s.
Calgary rookie defenseman Zayne Parekh was held without a point in 20:05 of ice
time during his first NHL game since Nov. 7. A first-round draft pick in 2024,
Parekh has been working his way back from an injury sustained at the World
Junior Championship tournament, where he starred for Canada with five goals and
eight assists in seven games.
Up next
Maple Leafs: At the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night to conclude a four-game
trip heading into the Olympic break.
Flames: Host the Oilers on Wednesday night in the final game for both teams
before the break.
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