It initially appeared that Pittsburgh took a 1–0 lead after just over seven minutes of play, but the goal was ruled out because Pittsburgh player Justin Brazeau pushed into Toronto goalie Joseph Woll's shin guard before the puck entered the net.
The first goal that really counted was scored by Nylander, when he brought the puck around and behind goalie Stuart Skinner's skates.
Just over three minutes later, he played in his clubmate Matias Maccelli's 2-1 goal.
In the third period, fine Swedish cooperation led to another goal for Toronto, when Nylander and Oliver Ekman-Larsson both got an assist as Maxi Domi put the puck in the goal.
Nylander scored the last goal of the match into an empty net. The match ended 6–3.
"It was fun to see Willy do what he did tonight," said Toronto coach Craig Berube, according to nhl.com.
It's a tough loss for Pittsburgh, according to Swede Erik Karlsson, who plays for the team.
"We didn't play a bad game," Karlsson said, according to nhl.com.
We were only punished when we made big mistakes, and that happens sometimes when you play against a good team.
William Nylander has already been selected for Tre Kronor's Olympic team that will play in Milan in February, along with Adrian Kempe, Gabriel Landeskog and Lucas Raymond.
