William Nylander receives praise from the NHL for his stellar play this past week
The NHL have released their 3 Stars of the Week for the week of Dec 5th-11th and the Toronto Maple Leafs should be very happy that someone not named Mitch Marner is getting recognition for their efforts.
Washington Capitals goaltender, Charlie Lindgren took home the honours of being the first star posting a 4-0-0 record after defeating the Edmonton Oilers, Philadelphia Flyers, Seattle Kraken, and Winnipeg Jets, while posting a sublime .949 SV%.
No surprise that Tage Thompson has entered the chat after posting a ridiculous stat-line against the Columbus Blue Jackets earlier in the week. He scored 5 goals and added an assist and ended the week by chipping in with another helper, giving him 5 goals and 7 points in 3 games and good enough for second star honours.
William Nylander was the hero in the Maple Leafs' overtime win against the Calgary Flames on Saturday as he had a hand in all 5 goals (2 goals and 3 assists). For the week he scored 3 goals and added 4 assists, being named the third star for his 7-point effort last week.
Nylander has been one of many bright spots for the Maple Leafs since their slow start to the season (4-4-2). Not only have they gone 14-1-4 since that stretch but they are currently riding a 14-game point streak as they sit 11-0-3 in that stretch. If it's not Mitch Marner or Auston Matthews, it's William Nylander or John Tavares, or sometimes all 4. It's a dangerous team to go head-to-head with at the moment and things don't look to be slowing down any time soon with performances like these.
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DECEMBRE 12 | 27 ANSWERS William Nylander receives praise from the NHL for his stellar play this past week How high will Nylander's AAV be on his next deal? | ||
| Less than $8M per season | 2 | 7.4 % |
| $8M-$9M | 12 | 44.4 % |
| $9M-$10M | 12 | 44.4 % |
| Over $10M | 1 | 3.7 % |
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