Nylander fixed 4-0 on counterattack with barely seven minutes left of the match, and then closed the event a few minutes later by putting the final score 6-0 with a shot from almost up at the blue line.

It was Toronto's third straight victory, and the team's first game in 17 days due to a hiatus due to the many covid cases that have been in the NHL recently.

- Of course it was good for me personally to score two goals, but the important thing was that we won considering that we had not played in two weeks, Nylander said after the match.

Six postponed matches

Teammate Rasmus Sandin, who was back on the ice after missing four games due to a knee injury, was noted for an assist at Nylander's second goal.

Both Toronto and Ottawa have had six postponed matches due to covid-19 and have not played since mid-December.

The match was also played almost without an audience due to the province of Ontario's covid restrictions.

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William Nylander decided for his Toronto.

Photo: Bildbyrån