Nylander, Toronto reach six-year deal
William Nylander’s contract impasse with the Toronto Maple Leafs has ended.
The restricted free agent signed a six-year deal Saturday, just before the 5 p.m. deadline. The deal is worth $10.2 million this season and $6.9 million a year the rest of the seasons.
Nylander, the Calgaryborn Swede selected eighth overall in 2014, had to sign by the deadline to be eligible to play in the NHL this season. He and the club had been at odds on the terms of a new agreement after his entry-level contract expired July 1, with negotiations stretching through the summer, into training camp and ultimately forcing the 22-year-old winger to miss 26 games.
Nylander remained in Europe during talks between his representatives and general manager.
Nylander is coming off back-to-back 61-point seasons, including a 201718 campaign that saw him score 20 goals and add 41 assists. He had 49 points at even strength, with a team-high 34 assists. He has 48 goals and 87 assists for 135 points in 185 career games. Nylander has added two goals and six assists in 13 playoff outings. STARS 2, CANUCKS 1 >> Alex Radulov scored the goahead goal late in the third period as Dallas edged Vancouver.
Jamie Benn also scored midway through the third for the Stars, who are 3-1-1 in their last five games.
CANADIENS 5, RANGERS 2 >> Shea Weber and Artturi Lehkonen each scored twice and Montreal snapped a five-game losing streak.
Tomas Tatar also scored for the Canadiens, who won for the first time at home since Nov. 10. Carey Price stopped 20 shots. FLYERS 4, PENGUINS 2 >> Dale Weise scored in the first minute of the third period and Philadelphia held on to beat Pittsburgh.
Claude Giroux, Travis Konecny and Jakub Voracek also scored for the Flyers, who won for the second time in eight games. Anthony Stolarz stopped 30 shots.
MAPLE LEAFS 5, WILD 3 >> Nazem Kadri broke a tie with 3:20 to play and Zach Hyman scored twice in Toronto’s victory over Minnesota. LIGHTNING 5, PANTHERS 4, OT >> Brayden Point scored a power-play goal 3:12 into overtime and Tampa Bay overcame a 4-1 deficit to beat Florida.
Point took a pass from Nikita Kucherov across the front of the crease to the left side and flipped it past James Reimer. Tampa Bay improved to 19-7-1, a point ahead of Toronto for the overall NHL lead.
ISLANDERS 3, BLUE JACKETS 2>> Casey Cizikas scored the tiebreaking goal in the third period and New York won in its return to the Nassau Coliseum, rallying to beat Columbus. JETS 4, DEVILS 3, OT >> Mark Scheifele scored his second goal of the game at 4:43 of overtime, and Winnipeg beat New Jersey.
Schiefele tucked the puck past Keith Kinkaid as the Jets won their second straight, improving to 3-3-0 over their past six games.
RED WINGS 4, BRUINS 2 >> Frans Nielsen scored his first goal of the season to break a tie with 8:07 left, and Jimmy Howard made 37 saves in Detroit’s victory over Boston. PREDATORS 5, BLACKHAWKS 2 >> Eeli Tolvanen scored his first NHL goal and added an assist to lead Nashville past Chicago.
COYOTES 6, BLUES 1 >> Clayton Keller had a goal and two assists for Arizona and goalie Clayton Keller made 25 saves for the Coyotes.