The growing chemistry of Matthews and Nylander
Going into the season, fans were salivating at the thought of Auston Matthews developing chemistry with Mitch Marner. Well Matthews did develop chemistry with a rookie winger; it just wasn’t Marner. Instead it has been William Nylander that has begun a connection with Matthews.
The connection of this duo was on display Wednesday night against the Jets as Matthews and Nylander connected on the power play. This would be a sign of things to come, Matthews did score against the Minnesota Wild, but the duo made the most noise on Saturday night against the Blackhawks as the two connected for two goals.
The first was an absolute beauty as Matthews found an open Nylander, who would then snipe it for a power play goal. For the second, Matthews fired a shot that resulted in a rebound and Nylander finished it off to get his second goal of the game.
Auston Matthews feeds William Nylander #Leafs pic.twitter.com/X0fd53e7jP
— Marina Maher (@marinakmaher) October 20, 2016
Matthews T-2 in points (8), Nylander T-3 (7), which if I told you would be the case five games ago...you'd have been pumped #kidrevolution https://t.co/KyXVtCyxq8
— Kristen Shilton (@kristen_shilton) October 24, 2016
It’s been awhile since the Maple Leafs had this type of duo. Two potentially elite talents that compliment each other, then add in their young age and it just makes the fan base even more excited.
Furthermore, seeing a power play in which Matthews feeds Nylander the puck for him to snipe is a scene that many fans can get used to for this season and hopefully for many years to come.