William Nylander scored in the shootout in his return from injury, and the Toronto Maple Leafs ended a six-game skid with a 3-2 win against the Vancouver Canucks at Rogers Arena on Saturday. Nylander,

The Maple Leafs get a major boost as a star forward is set to return ahead of Saturday’s game against the Canucks.

It’s not exactly ‘damned if you, damned if you don’t’ territory for the Toronto Maple Leafs, but few could be pleased with the result of Saturday’s game.

VANCOUVER—It took the return of William Nylander and a date with the NHL’s worst team for the Maple Leafs to get back in the win column. Nylander and Auston Matthews scored in the shootout, while the Vancouver Canucks mustered nothing against Joseph Woll and Toronto ended a six-game skid with a 3-2 win here Saturday night.

The Toronto Maple Leafs head west, hoping to stop the bleeding, when they visit the Vancouver Canucks at Rogers Arena.

During a pregame press conference, Sittler shared a special story about his late wife, Wendy, who died in 2001 after a battle with cancer. The Maple Leafs legend said after his wife’s passing he found her ticket stubs from the 10-point game and had them framed. Recently, he took a closer look at the tickets and discovered something special.

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