Penalty shot puts Maple Leafs over the top in OT

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CHICAGO -- William Nylander scored on a penalty shot 6 seconds into overtime to lift the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 3-2 win over the sagging Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday night.

Nylander was awarded the attempt after he broke in alone on Jeff Glass from the opening faceoff in the extra period, but was hooked from behind by Chicago's Duncan Keith. Nylander scored the game-winner and his 10th goal by faking Glass and then burying a high backhander to send the Blackhawks to their fourth straight defeat.

Toronto's Nazem Kadri connected for his 15th goal, a power-play score that snapped a seven-game scoring drought and was just his second goal in 20 games. Mitch Marner also scored for the Maple Leafs, who won the second time in seven games.

Brent Seabrook and Nick Schmaltz scored power-play goals for Chicago, which snapped an 0-for-16 drought with the man advantage. Schmaltz's goal, at 7:55 of the third period, tied it at 2.

Seabrook's first-period score was the Blackhawks' first power-play goal at home since Dec. 8 against Buffalo, ending a span of 33 failed chances over 10 games.

Toronto's Frederik Andersen made 34 saves. Glass finished with 33 (see full recap).

Eriksson, Boeser lead way as Canucks thump Kings
VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Hammered from behind on a cross-check that set up a 5-on-3 power play, Vancouver Canucks rookie Brock Boeser waited patiently on the bench to get back in the action.

It took him precisely 12 seconds to exact his revenge.

Boeser scored twice in the second period -- including on that two-man advantage -- and the Canucks cruised to a 6-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday night.

Loui Eriksson led Vancouver's early flurry with two goals and an assist in the first six minutes. Thomas Vanek, with a goal and two assists, and Sven Baertschi provided the rest of the offense for Vancouver, which got 30 saves from Jacob Markstrom.

Bo Horvat and Alexander Edler each added two assists.

With the Canucks up 5-2 in the second, Boeser, who came in with one goal and two assists in nine games after racking up eight goals and five assists in his previous 10, was hooked on a breakaway before Trevor Lewis crumpled him into the boards moments later to set up the 5-on-3.

The 20-year-old Boeser emphatically buried his second goal of the night and 24th of the season, which leads both the Canucks and all NHL rookies (see full recap).

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