On a night where William Nylander gave a lot of Leafs fans hope that he was “back”, it was his Finnish doppleganger who stole the show. Kasperi Kapanen opened the night with his 13th goal of the season, then finished it with his 14th in overtime, completing a two-goal Toronto Maple Leafs comeback against the Detroit Red Wings in a 5-4 Sunday night thriller.
Mississauga-native John Tavares featured heavily in the comeback, assisting and scoring on two game-tying goals in the second half of the game, He’s on pace for 53 goals, a feat not accomplished since Dave Andreychuk scored 53 in 1993-94, and if he can get one more, he will tie Ricky Vaive’s record for the Leafs goals in a season of 54 set in 1981-82.