"Good. It was a great effort by our team. It's great to have Willy back. We got it done. It took a bit, haha. I thought he was really good tonight. He skated extremely well, competed, and created offense. Overall, hearing him on the bench talking, he brings leadership and things like that. I thought he elevated everybody on the team, to be honest with you."
"We talked before the period about how it had to be our best period of the year. For me, it was pretty close. We had the puck the whole period and couldn't find the back of the net. Too chaotic, at times. That three-on-three sometimes gets a little wild, but Woll made some big saves. He made a huge save late in the third period when they had an odd-man rush. For me, that is a save that wins the hockey game."
"No, that was the first time. He needed it. To be honest with you, I haven't talked to him, but what I saw from the first to the second attempt, and what Willy did on his attempt - I think he followed the same suit there, with a little move to his backhand on the second time. For the last two games, as I said in Seattle, you win a lot of those games. That was a pretty good effort by us."
The Maple Leafs ended a six-game losing streak with a 3-2 shootout win, improving their record to 25-21-9. William Nylander returned and skated extremely well, competed, created offense, and provided audible leadership on the bench, elevating teammates. The team dominated possession in the third period but could not score. Three-on-three overtime became chaotic at times, and goaltender Woll made a huge late third-period save and key stops in overtime. A timeout was used before a penalty shot for the first time. Auston Matthews scored on his second shootout attempt. The team aims to build on this effort.
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