For the third straight season, William Nylander has scored 40 goals for the Toronto Maple Leafs. The forward scored his 40th in a win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday to reach the plateau in back-to-back-to-back seasons in just his 71st game of the season.

Nylander tied his career high by scoring his 40th goal for the third straight season. He is the fourth player in Maple Leafs history to record three consecutive 40-goal seasons, joining Auston Matthews (five from 2019-20 to 2023-24), Lanny McDonald (three from 1976-77 to 1978-79) and Rick Vaive (three from 1981-82 to 1983-84).

Nylander’s ability to shut out the noise in the hyper-sensitive Toronto market makes him well-suited for the Maple Leafs. You’ll never see him flustered by media or his opponents. Being a part of a hockey family with his former NHL star father Michael Nylander has prepared him well for the mental and physical rigors of the pro game.