Nicholas Robertson made it 4-2 at 4:56 of the third period. He scored with a backhand in the slot after Domi forced a turnover by Quinn Hughes behind the net.
“Oh, that was a great play,” Robertson said. “I was coming off the bench and just seeing where the puck went, and it was right in front of me, so all I had to do was shoot it, and luckily it went in.”
David Kampf pushed the lead to 5-2 at 9:13 when he deflected Gregor’s shot at the top of the crease. It was his first goal of the season.
“You have to give Toronto credit,” Tocchet said. “They were the more desperate team that played well. They deserve the game, quite frankly.”
Miller gave Vancouver a 1-0 lead at 5:43 of the first period with a power-play goal from the top of the left circle.
Matthew Knies tied it 1-1 at 8:39 when he jammed in a loose puck at the top of the crease.
Suter put the Canucks back in front 2-1 with another power-play goal at 15:48 of the first period, scoring with a backhand in the slot off the rebound of Anthony Beauvillier’s shot.
The Canucks outshot the Maple Leafs 12-4 in the first period.
The Maple Leafs tied it 2-2 at 4:53 of the second when Nylander banked a shot off Canucks defenseman Tyler Myers from behind the net for his 10th goal of the season.
Toronto killed off a short-handed stretch of 3:37 which began at 5:43 of the second, including 23 seconds at 5-on-3.
“Well, the power play did a good job of getting momentum for us in the first and then it did the exact opposite for us after that,” Miller said of Vancouver, which went 2-for-6 with the man-advantage. “From that point on, they seemed to take over the game just a little bit. Starts with me. I lost three face-offs in a row to get the advantage.”
NOTES: Canucks center Elias Pettersson had an assist to extend his point streak to eight games (five goals, 10 assists). … It was the first time in nine home games this season that the Maple Leafs allowed fewer than four goals. … Toronto defenseman John Klingberg played 19:00 and was plus-1 after missing the game Friday with an undisclosed injury. … McMann made his season debut.