Nylander made it 2-0 at 9:58 with another power-play goal. His pass from along the goal line near the left corner ricocheted off Boston defenseman Brandon Carlo’s leg at the top of the crease.
Nylander has scored in four of his past five games (five goals).
“He’s being Willy,” Toronto coach Craig Berube said. “He scores goals. He’s a dynamic player. He’s one of those offensive guys where the puck goes to him. He knows where the puck is going, got a great shot, we all know that. His skill level is off the charts but he’s playing a good game all around, not just thinking about offense.”
Stolarz preserved the two-goal lead at 10:36 when he slid to his right to stop a one-timer from Justin Brazeau on a 3-on-1.
“Some massive saves,” Marner said. “A couple massive back-door saves coming across the crease. Stolarz has been doing it all year for us in that net, so big kudos to him. It definitely could have been a different game or different score without him.”
Knies pushed it to 3-0 on the man-advantage at 14:13 of the third period when he deflected a shot from Nylander at the top of the crease.
“Our power play was clicking,” Nylander said. “We got my lucky goal which set us up a little bit, but our penalty kill was great. We played a great special teams game tonight, which was huge for our club, and Stolarz was obviously incredible.”