Overview
- Auston Matthews and William Nylander converted in the shootout after Matthews was denied on a penalty shot in overtime.
- Joseph Woll made 28 saves and Vancouver’s Nikita Tolopilo stopped 39 as Toronto drove play late, outshooting the Canucks 18-5 in the third.
- William Nylander returned after seven games out with a groin injury and logged more than 20 minutes.
- Defenceman Morgan Rielly left with an upper-body injury and was slated for evaluation on Sunday.
- Toronto’s playoff odds sit in the low single digits (about 2.6% reported), and Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reported the team has begun preparing to sell at the deadline, while Vancouver’s slide continued with just two wins in its last 17 games.