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Toronto Maple Leafs: William Nylander’s Top Goals

By Andrew Boehmer

Feb 21, 2017; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Maple Leafs center William Nylander (29) skates with the puck against the Winnipeg Jets at Air Canada Centre. The Maple Leafs beat the Jets 5-4 in overtime. Mandatory Credit: Tom Szczerbowski-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 21, 2017; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Maple Leafs center William Nylander (29) skates with the puck against the Winnipeg Jets at Air Canada Centre. The Maple Leafs beat the Jets 5-4 in overtime. Mandatory Credit: Tom Szczerbowski-USA TODAY Sports /
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Ben Smith comes streaking in with great speed and possession of the puck, attempting a pass behind the net. It gets picked off by a Filip Forsberg. He then gets stripped of the puck by Nylander who makes a beautiful two-step deke around the opposition.

Nylander adjusts the angle of his skates to face the net and fires it past Marek Mazanec. The fact that he had the hockey IQ and awareness to just put it on net proves he’s beyond his years.

A quick turn and release, resulting in a top shelf goal.

It’s amazing to me how already, he can turn nothing into something. Doesn’t matter how much time or space he has. Nylander’s going to dazzle.

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