I'm just trying to do what I get paid for, says Nylander to reporters after tonight's big game.
Only Edmonton's Leon Draisaitl has scored more goals than Nylander this season, 49.
He's very fun to play with, says teammate John Tavares about Nylander.
He's having a fantastic year and 40 goals is hard to achieve, so he's obviously accomplished a lot.
This is the third season in a row that Nylander crosses the 40-goal mark. He is the fourth Toronto player to score 40 goals or more in the regular season three seasons in a row. Among Swedish NHL players of all time, only Markus Näslund has achieved this previously, between 2000 and 2003.
Another hot Swedish player is St Louis' Philip Broberg, who also notched four points tonight, one goal and three assists, as Montreal was defeated 6–1.
In contrast to Nylander, it was Broberg's first four-point game in his NHL career. The 23-year-old defenseman was recruited to St Louis from Edmonton before this season.
