Nylander scores in OT, Maple Leafs beat Panthers 5-4

© Provided by The Associated Press – Sports Toronto Maple Leafs forward William Nylander (88) scores against Florida Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky (72) as forward Carter Verhaeghe (23) watches during overtime in an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023, in Toronto. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)

TORONTO (AP) — William Nylander scored his second goal of the game at 1:53 of overtime to give the Toronto Maple Leafs a 5-4 victory over the Florida Panthers on Tuesday night.

© Provided by The Associated Press – Sports Toronto Maple Leafs forward William Nylander (88) celebrates his overtime goal with defenseman Timothy Liljegren (37) and forward Mitchell Marner (16) against the Florida Panthers during an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023, in Toronto. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)

Nylander added an assist for a three-point performance and Auston Matthews, Dryden Hunt and Alexander Kerfoot also scored for Toronto.

Mitch Marner added two assists to break Darryl Sittler’s 1977-78 franchise home points streak record at 19 games.

Matt Murray allowed four goals on eight shots before being replaced by Ilya Samsonov early in the second period. Samsonov stopped 11 shots.

© Provided by The Associated Press – Sports Florida Panthers forward Carter Verhaeghe (23) celebrates a goal against the Toronto Maple Leafs with defenseman Aaron Ekblad (5) during the first period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023, in Toronto. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)

Aleksander Barkov had a goal and an assist and Carter Verhaeghe, Anton Lundell and Josh Mahura also scored for Florida. Sergei Bobrovsky made 32 saves.

Nylander missed the net on a penalty shot with Toronto trailing 4-3 early in the third period, then scored at 5:59 after Marner’s initial shot hit Bobrovsky’s pad and caromed in off the Toronto forward.

© Provided by The Associated Press – Sports Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Matt Murray (30) makes a save on Florida Panthers forward Aleksander Barkov (16) as Maple Leafs forward William Nylander (88) defends during the first period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023, in Toronto. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)

Nylander then buried the winner in the extra period, showing great patience on a terrific individual effort before sliding the puck past Bobrovsky.

© Provided by The Associated Press – Sports Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Matt Murray (30) makes a save on Florida Panthers forward Aleksander Barkov (16) as Maple Leafs forward William Nylander (88) defends during the first period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023, in Toronto. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)

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Panthers: At Montreal on Thursday night.

Maple Leafs: Host Winnipeg on Thursday night.

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Toronto Maple Leafs forward William Nylander (88) misses on a penalty shot against Florida Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky (72) during the third period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023, in Toronto. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)

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