William Nylander scores twice in the Maple Leafs' 4-1 victory over the Kraken

William Nylander scored twice, Joseph Woll made 24 saves and nan Toronto Maple Leafs hit nan Seattle Kraken 4-1 connected Thursday night

TORONTO -- William Nylander scored twice, Joseph Woll made 24 saves and nan Toronto Maple Leafs hit nan Seattle Kraken 4-1 connected Thursday night.

Matthews Knies and Auston Matthews, pinch a bank-shot empty-netter, besides scored to thief Toronto amended to 6-4-1. Matthews besides had an assist.

Eeli Tolvanen scored for Seattle (5-5-1). Joey Daccord stopped 25 shots.

Knies opened nan scoring precocious successful nan first period, and Nylander scored doubly successful nan second.

Tolvanen spoiled Woll’s bid for his 2nd profession shutout pinch 3:28 near successful regularisation and Daccord connected nan chair for an other attacker.

Kraken: Already missing Vince Dunn because of an upper-body injury, Seattle was down different defenseman pinch Brandon Montour backmost successful Seattle for nan commencement of his 2nd child.

Maple Leafs: Knies scored successful a 3rd consecutive crippled to springiness him six goals this season. Nylander leads nan squad pinch eight.

The Kraken iced nan puck pinch little than 10 seconds to spell successful nan first pinch nan crippled scoreless. Matthews bullied his measurement to a triumph connected nan ensuing faceoff earlier feeding Mitch Marner, who successful move recovered Knies to complete nan beautiful passing play.

John Tavares became nan 5th Maple Leafs subordinate property 34 aliases older successful nan past 50 years pinch 10 aliases much points done his first 10 games of a play pinch an assistance connected Nylander’s first goal.

Seattle plays nan 2nd of 5 consecutive distant from location connected Saturdat nighttime astatine Ottawa. Toronto opens a two-game travel Saturday nighttime astatine St. Louis.

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