# Nylander Helps Maple Leafs Hold Off Canucks 4–2

William Nylander had a goal and an assist as Toronto ended a two-game road losing streak in Vancouver.

By Will Langan | 24X7 News
Published: 2026-11-01T03:09:35.001Z
Updated: 2026-11-01T03:11:55.773Z
Section: Sports
Format: News
Canonical: https://24x7news.us/articles/maple-leafs-canucks-nylander-october-31-2026

VANCOUVER — William Nylander scored and added an assist as the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Vancouver Canucks 4–2 on Saturday, October 31, ending a two-game road losing streak.

Nylander opened the scoring 1:23 into the game. He broke in alone, moved across the crease and lifted a backhand past goaltender Leevi Merilainen.

Brock Boeser tied the game for Vancouver on a power-play breakaway at 10:30 of the first period. Filip Hronek sent Boeser in alone from inside the Canucks’ zone, and Boeser finished after drawing Anthony Stolarz out of position.

Auston Matthews restored Toronto’s lead at 3:47 of the second period. Matthews exchanged passes with Darren Raddysh before directing a low shot under Merilainen. The goal extended Matthews’ season-opening road point streak to eight games.

Zack MacEwen made it 3–1 at 12:34 when his point shot bounced out of Merilainen’s glove and deflected into the net off defenseman Luke Schenn.

Max Sasson pulled Vancouver within one midway through the third period, converting a rebound after a Brendan Gallagher shot through traffic. Teddy Blueger then secured the result with an empty-net goal at 18:24, taking a pass from Nylander on a two-on-one.

Stolarz made 26 saves for Toronto. Merilainen stopped 24 shots for Vancouver.

The Maple Leafs improved to 8–6–2. Vancouver fell to 3–12–1 and has won only once in its past 13 games.

Nylander finished with two points, while Blueger recorded a goal and an assist. Toronto was unable to score during 1:08 of a five-on-three power play in the first period but did enough at even strength to preserve the lead.

Sources:
NHL — Maple Leafs-Canucks game recap, October 31, 2026: https://frontend.d3.nhle.com/news/toronto-maple-leafs-vancouver-canucks-game-recap-october-31-2026
CBS Sports — Maple Leafs-Canucks final box score: https://www.cbssports.com/nhl/gametracker/recap/NHL_20261031_TOR%40VAN/
Image: Quintin Soloviev — Rogers Arena (Vancouver), captured May 18, 2026: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rogers_Arena_(Vancouver).jpg
Image license: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.en

## Sources
- NHL — Maple Leafs-Canucks game recap, October 31, 2026: https://frontend.d3.nhle.com/news/toronto-maple-leafs-vancouver-canucks-game-recap-october-31-2026
- CBS Sports — Maple Leafs-Canucks final box score: https://www.cbssports.com/nhl/gametracker/recap/NHL_20261031_TOR%40VAN/
- Quintin Soloviev — Rogers Arena (Vancouver), captured May 18, 2026: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rogers_Arena_(Vancouver).jpg
- Creative Commons Attribution 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.en