TORONTO — No team in the NHL scored more five-on-five goals than the Maple Leafs last season. In fact, no team over the previous four seasons scored more five-on-five goals than the Leafs. They had 25 goals more than the next closest team ( Colorado) and 42 more than the team after that ( Florida ).

That’s how it played out during the first several months of the 2023-24 regular season for the Maple Leafs winger, as Nylander was leading the team in scoring with 54 points in 37 games when he signed an eight-year extension on Jan. 8. By the time the season ended, Nylander set a career-high with 98 points and tied his career-high with 40 goals.

WASHINGTON — Mitch Marner tied it in the final minute of the third period, John Tavares scored the overtime winner and the Toronto Maple Leafs rallied from a two-goal deficit to beat the Washington Capitals 4-3 on Wednesday night.