Nicholas Robertson part of key goals for Toronto in 5-3 win over Dallas and his older brother

DALLAS (AP) — Nicholas Robertson scored the go-ahead goal and assisted on another against his older brother's team, William Nylander scored twice and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Dallas Stars 5-3 on Wednesday night.

Joseph Woll stopped 38 shots for the Atlantic Division-leading Maple Leafs, who won for the fourth time in five games.

Robertson made it 3-2 with an unassisted goal at 5:31 of the second period, only 16 seconds after Nylander's first goal tied the game. The 23-year-old Robertson assisted on Bobby McMann's goal later in the second, when 25-year-old Jason Robertson was on the ice for the Stars.

McMann's goal was the fourth for Toronto in its first eight shots against Jake Oettinger, who on his 26th birthday lost for only the second time in 14 starts this season at the American Airlines Center. Casey DeSmith replaced him in net to start the third period.

Evgenii Dadonov and Sam Steel scored for Dallas. Steel's shot over Woll's right shoulder made it 1-0 only 5:14 into the game, but Toronto tied it on Max Domi's score 59 seconds later.

Maple Leafs: Woll is 9-4 in his 13 games this season, after being 12-11 in 23 starts last season.

Stars: Jamie Benn played in his 1,143th career game, one more than Hockey Hall of Famer Mike Modano for the most for the Stars since moving to Dallas in 1993. Modano’s franchise-most 1,459 games include 317 in four years before the team relocated from Minnesota.

Nylander's 20th goal of the season was an empty-netter with 1:43 left, only 33 seconds after Colin Blackwell scored when Dallas had an extra attacker on the ice.

The Stars were 0 for 4 on the power play.

Toronto plays Friday at Buffalo. The Stars wrap up their season-long, six-game homestand Friday against the New York Rangers.

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Dallas Stars center Colin Blackwell (15) tries to get past Toronto Maple Leafs center David Kampf (64) during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Dallas, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth)

Toronto Maple Leafs left wing Nicholas Robertson (89) celebrates his goal against the Dallas Stars with defenseman Simon Benoit (2) during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Dallas, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth)

Toronto Maple Leafs center Auston Matthews (34) tries to get the puck by Dallas Stars defenseman Miro Heiskanen (4) during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Dallas, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth)

Dallas Stars left wing Mason Marchment (27) and Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman Chris Tanev (8) fight for the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Dallas, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth)

Dallas Stars defenseman Brendan Smith (2) has a shot defended by Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Joseph Woll (60) during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Dallas, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth)

Dallas Stars left wing Jason Robertson (21) and Toronto Maple Leafs left wing Nicholas Robertson (89) pose for a photo prior to an NHL hockey game in Dallas, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth)

Dallas Stars left wing Jamie Benn (14) takes a shot against the Toronto Maple Leafs during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Dallas, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth)

Dallas Stars left wing Jamie Benn (14) tries to get the puck from Toronto Maple Leafs left wing Nicholas Robertson (89) during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Dallas, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth)

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Ahn Sung-ki, one of South Korean cinema’s biggest stars whose prolific 60-year career and positive, gentle public image earned him the nickname “The Nation’s Actor,” died on Monday. He was 74.

The death of Ahn, who had been fighting blood cancer for years, was announced by his agency, the Artist Company, and the Seoul-based Soonchunhyang University Hospital.

Born to a filmmaker in the southeastern city of Daegu in 1952, Ahn made his debut as a child actor in the movie “The Twilight Train” in 1957. He subsequently appeared in about 70 movies as a child actor before he left the film industry to live an ordinary life.

In 1970, Ahn entered Seoul’s Hankuk University of Foreign Studies as a Vietnamese major. Ahn said he graduated with top honors but failed to land jobs at big companies, who likely saw his Vietnamese major largely useless after a communist victory in the Vietnam War in 1975.

After spending a few years unemployed, Ahn returned to the film industry in 1977 believing he could still excel in acting. In 1980, he rose to fame for his lead role in Lee Jang-ho’s “Good, Windy Days,” a hit coming-of-age movie about the struggle of working-class men from rural areas during the country’s rapid rise. Ahn won the best new actor award in the prestigious Grand Bell Awards, the Korean version of the Academy Awards.

He later starred in a series of highly successful and critically acclaimed movies, sweeping best actor awards and becoming arguably the country’s most popular actor in much of the 1980-90s.

Some of his memorable roles included a Buddhist monk in 1981’s “Mandara,” a beggar in 1984’s “Whale Hunting,” a Vietnam War veteran-turned-novelist in 1992’s “White Badge,” a corrupt police officer in 1993’s “Two Cops,” a murderer in 1999’s “No Where To Hide,” a special forces trainer in 2003’s “Silmido” and a devoted celebrity manager in 2006’s “Radio Star.”

Ahn had collected more than 20 trophies in major movie awards in South Korea, including winning the Grand Bell Awards for best actor five times, an achievement no other South Korean actors have matched yet.

Ahn built up an image as a humble, trustworthy and family-oriented celebrity who avoided major scandals and maintained a quiet, stable personal life. Past public surveys chose Ahn as South Korea’s most beloved actor and deserving of the nickname “The Nation’s Actor.”

In interviews with local media, Ahn couldn’t choose what his favorite movie was, but said that his role as a dedicated, hardworking manger for a washed-up rock singer played by Park Jung-hoon resembled himself in real life the most.

FILE - South Korean actor Ahn Sung-ki smiles for a photo on the red carpet at the 56th Daejong Film Awards ceremony in Seoul, South Korea, June 3, 2020. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)

FILE - South Korean actor Ahn Sung-ki attends an event as part of the 11th Pusan International Film Festival in Busan, South Korea, Oct. 13, 2006. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)