John Tavares, Bobby McMann and Matthew Knies also scored for Toronto, which pulled one point behind first-place Florida in the Atlantic Division. Auston Matthews had three assists and Joseph Woll stopped 23 shots.

Nylander has cranked his even-keel up a notch this season. He shrugged when asked recently about a three-game losing streak the Leafs were on, and a week or so later, he had a similar response when he was questioned about the club’s three-game winning streak at the time.