Give William Nylander an A. His home country of Sweden did that on Thursday morning, naming the Maple Leafs star winger as an alternate captain for the 4 Nations Face-Off in Montreal and Boston Feb. 12-20.

Finland, Sweden, the United States, and Canada will reveal their captains for the 4 Nations Face-Off in February on Thursday.

Victor Hedman draws the 'C' for Sweden with Toronto Maple Leafs forward William Nylander, Pittsburgh Penguins defenceman Erik Karlsson and Edmonton Oilers defenceman Mattias Ekholm serving as alternates.

Hedman, a 16-season veteran in his first campaign as captain of the Tampa Bay Lightning, will lead Sweden, with Mattias Ekholm of the Edmonton Oilers, Erik Karlsson of the Pittsburgh Penguins, and William Nylander of the Toronto Maple Leafs serving as alternates.

Finland selected the Florida Panthers’ Aleksander Barkov as its captain for the upcoming 4 Nations Face-Off. The tournament will last from Feb. 12-20.

Finland, Sweden, the United States, and Canada will reveal their captains for the 4 Nations Face-Off in February on Thursday.

Every game now he gets at least one, and oftentimes more. William Nylander has become the NHL’s breakaway king. Nylander’s last three goals — Nos. 26, 27, and 28 on the year — have come ...

Maple Leafs forward William Nylander helped secure a 4-3 overtime win over the New Jersey Devils on Thursday. Nylander’s sister, Ella, was in attendance at the Scotiabank Arena on the night.

TORONTO (AP) — William Nylander scored his second goal of the game at 1:10 of overtime to give the Toronto Maple Leafs a 4-3 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Thursday night. Devils coach ...

Give William Nylander an A. His home country of Sweden did that on Thursday morning, naming the Maple Leafs star winger as an assistant captain for the 4 Nations Face-Off in Montreal and Boston Feb. 12-20.