After the Maple Leafs had a goal by Steven Lorentz disallowed midway through the third period, Nylander made it 3-2 at 15:51. Matthew Knies intercepted Tom Wilson’s pass at the blue line and drove to the net before Nylander tapped in the rebound.

The Washington Capitals host the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday evening after Alexander Ovechkin‘s two-goal game against the St. Louis Blues in the Capitals’ 8-1 win.

The Caps looked poised to beat the Maple Leafs after losing all three meetings last season before a late third-period comeback by Toronto led to an overtime defeat.