Tavares cut it to 5-4 with 59 seconds remaining when he deflected Mitch Marner 's shot from the point over Alexandar Georgiev 's blocker. Nylander then scored his second of the game from the right hash marks with 14 seconds left to tie it 5-5. Both goals came with Joseph Woll on the bench for the extra skater.

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Divvy the blame any way you wish, the Maple Leafs can ill afford to waste point-gathering opportunities when the Atlantic’s No. 1 seed is within grasp, especially to the NHL’s worst team.