A year ago, it was assumed that the pressure of playing in a contract year easily would roll off William Nylander’s shoulders. That’s how it played out during the first several months of the 2023-24 regular season for the Maple Leafs winger,

The Caps looked poised to beat the Maple Leafs after losing all three meetings last season before a late third-period comeback by Toronto led to an overtime defeat.

Mitch Marner tied it in the final minute, John Tavares scored the overtime winner and the Toronto Maple Leafs rallied from a two-goal third-period deficit to beat the Washington Capitals 4-3.