Nylander has goal and 2 assists in injury return, Maple Leafs beat Canucks 5-0

TORONTO (AP) — William Nylander had a goal and two assists in his return from an injury, Joseph Woll made 29 saves for his second shutout of the season and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Vancouver Canucks 5-0 on Saturday night.

Nylander missed six games because of a lower-body injury.

Matias Maccelli, Max Domi, John Tavares and Nick Robertson also scored for Toronto. The Maple Leafs improved to 22-15-7. They have won three straight and seven in a row at home.

Thatcher Demko was pulled after giving up three first-period goals on six shots for Vancouver. Kevin Lankinen stopped 16 shots in relief as the Canucks dropped to 16-23-5 with their sixth loss in a row.

Maccelli opened the scoring on the Maple Leafs’ second shot 8:03 into the first period. Nylander and Auston Matthews had a give-and-go before Nylander sent a centering pass in front for Maccelli to tip in.

Domi scored with 3:29 left after being sprung ahead into a partial breakaway by Troy Stecher.

A streaking Nylander skated around Marcus Pettersson off a feed from Steven Lorentz and tucked in a backhander just out of the reach of Demko’s stretched out leg with 20 seconds left in the first.

Nylander found Tavares all alone behind Vancouver’s defense and Tavares roofed it past Lankinen with 6:53 left in the second period. Robertson scored on a power play with 13.4 seconds left in the third.

Canucks: At Montreal on Monday night.

Maple Leafs: At Colorado on Monday night.

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Toronto Maple Leafs' Auston Matthews, left, and goaltender Joseph Woll, right, celebrate after defeating the Vancouver Canucks in NHL hockey game action in Toronto, Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)

Toronto Maple Leafs' William Nylander (88) celebrates after his goal against the Vancouver Canucks during first-period NHL hockey game action in Toronto, Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)

Toronto Maple Leafs' Max Domi, left, and Vancouver Canucks' Marcus Pettersson, right, fight during second-period NHL hockey game action in Toronto, Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)

Toronto Maple Leafs' Max Domi (11) and Vancouver Canucks' Marcus Pettersson, bottom, fight during second-period NHL hockey game action in Toronto, Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)

Toronto Maple Leafs' Max Domi (11) and Vancouver Canucks' Marcus Pettersson, bottom, fight during second-period NHL hockey game action in Toronto, Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Jaccob Slavin's first assist of the season on William Carrier's goal lifted the Carolina Hurricanes to a 3-2 win over the Seattle Kraken on Saturday night.

Jordan Martinook and Logan Stankoven also scored for the Hurricanes, who won their fourth straight game. Carrier deflected in a shot by Slavin with 6:10 left in the third period. Jordan Staal assisted on the final two goals.

Berkly Catton and Matty Beniers scored for the Kraken and Joey Daccord stopped 31 shots. Seattle lost in regulation for the first time in 11 games (8-1-2).

Slavin missed the previous 10 games with an upper-body injury he suffered in a 4-3 shootout loss at Florida on Dec. 19. He missed 29 games earlier in the season with a lower-body injury. It was only the sixth time Carolina had their top defenseman in the lineup and they improved to 5-0-1 in those games. The assist was Slavin's 300th career point.

Brandon Bussi made 10 saves for his 16th win in 19 starts this season. The rookie goalie inadvertently helped Catton give Seattle a 2-1 lead at 5:56 in the third period. Ryan Winterton stole Bussi's failed clearing attempt and found Catton alone in the slot for the goal.

Bussi wasn't overly busy on the night since Seattle had a season-low 12 shots on goal and only eight through the first two periods.

Martinook tied the game at 10:37 in the third period on a feed from behind the net from Staal.

Stankoven gave the Hurricanes a 1-0 lead at 3:23 in the first period. He has scored a goal in four straight games.

Beniers tied it for Seattle at 14:13 in the first. He made a pretty move around Slavin at the blueline and then beat Bussi to his stick side.

Kraken: At the New York Rangers on Monday night.

Hurricanes: At Detroit on Monday night.

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Carolina Hurricanes' William Carrier (28) clears the puck from Seattle Kraken's Ben Meyers (59) during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Karl DeBlaker)

Carolina Hurricanes' Jordan Staal (11) readies for a face-off against the Seattle Kraken during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Karl DeBlaker)

Carolina Hurricanes' William Carrier (28) clears the puck past Seattle Kraken's Jacob Melanson (63) during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Karl DeBlaker)

Carolina Hurricanes' Logan Stankoven (22) celebrates his goal against the Seattle Kraken during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Karl DeBlaker)

Seattle Kraken's Tye Kartye (12) has his shot frozen by Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Brandon Bussi during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Karl DeBlaker)