A 19-year-old rookie defenceman, playing in just his 10th game, scored his first NHL goal and it stood up as the winner in the Maple Leafs’ 5-2 victory over the Predators on Monday night. Nashville defenders were probably more worried about William Nylander, who was in the vicinity and had already scored. His first-period pass sent Nylander in alone for the game’s first goal at 4:13. “I had a pretty good sense going in, it wasn’t going to look pretty all the time. The Leafs hadn’t scored on him since March 28, 2018 — he shut them out both times last year.

Source: thestar January 28, 2020 03:54 UTC