With several injured players returning to the Maple Leafs lineup, Alex Nylander had fallen out of the lineup rotation and was placed on waivers on Wednesday. Nylander was signed by the Maple Leafs three weeks ago and averaged 9:53 time-on-ice while recording zero points in five games.
With several injured players returning to the Maple Leafs lineup, Alex Nylander has fallen out of the lineup rotation and has been placed on waivers. Nylander was signed by the Maple Leafs three weeks ago and averaged 9:53 time-on-ice while recording zero points in five games.
Ryan Reaves will draw back into the lineup for the Maple Leafs on Wednesday, sending Nylander to the sidelines as a healthy scratch. In four games with the Maple Leafs, the 26-year-old Nylander is averaging 10:02 time-on-ice and has zero points.
Nylander has spent the entirety of the 2024-25 season in the AHL, scoring 12 points (8G / 4A) in 14 games with the Toronto Marlies. The 26-year-old Nylander has 121 games of NHL experience but has struggled solidifying himself on a lineup.
Nylander was a late scratch on Tuesday after he left warmups due to an undisclosed injury but appears set to draw back into the lineup on Thursday. The 26-year-old has been one of Columbus' best stories this season after being acquired earlier this season, with 10 goals. 14 points, 55 SOG and a -1 plus/minus in 20 games played before the injury.
Nylander was a late scratch on Tuesday after he left warmups due to an undisclosed injury but could draw back into the lineup on Thursday. The 26-year-old has been one of Columbus' best stories this season after being acquired earlier this season, with 10 goals. 14 points, 55 SOG and a -1 plus/minus in 20 games played before the injury.
Nylander was a late scratch on Tuesday after he left warmups due to an undisclosed injury and will look to return by the season's end as he is considered just a bit more than day-to-day. The 26-year-old has been one of Columbus' best stories this season after being acquired earlier this season, with 10 goals. 14 points, 55 SOG and a -1 plus/minus in 20 games played before the injury.
Nylander left the ice halfway through warmups and is listed as a scratch on NHL.com's official roster report. Carson Meyer will draw into the lineup in his place.
Nylander has missed the last two games after taking an elbow to the head from Keegan Kolesar last Saturday. Nylander has been excellent since being acquired by Columbus, picking up eight goals and three assists (11 points) in 15 games.
Nylander is battling an upper-body injury and will not play on Tuesday. After a torrid stretch, the best of his career, with 11 points (8G / 3A) in nine games, Nylander has been held off the scoresheet in four straight. He will be replaced by James Malatesta in Columbus' lineup.
Nylander was never able to secure a full-time role with the Penguins, making just 14 appearances for the team over the last two seasons. The former eighth-overall pick has played primarily with the AHL's Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins this season, scoring 17 goals and adding 15 assists in 43 games.
Nylander has been reassigned to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins along with Joona Koppanen as Pittsburgh recalled Marc Johnstone, Jonathan Gruden, and Valtteri Puustinen. Nylander has played five games with Pittsburgh this season but has failed to record a point, averaging 13:52 time-on-ice, and firing 10 shots on goal.
Nylander will slide into the Penguins' lineup after being recalled from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL) on Sunday. He is yet to register a point in three games this season.
Nylander was held without a point in three games with Pittsburgh but was a healthy scratch on Tuesday when Bryan Rust returned to the lineup. Nylander will return to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL), where he had eight points (5G / 3A) in 11 games this season.
Nylander had five goals, eight points, and two PIMs in 11 games with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL) and has been recalled to Pittsburgh Tuesday. The 25-year-old left-winger returns to the NHL where he has 14 goals and 34 points in 93 career games across five seasons. He had a goal and two assists in nine games played in his inaugural Pittsburgh season in 2022-23.
