The win, together with Tampa Bay's 2–3 loss to Buffalo, means that Toronto now extends its lead in the Atlantic Division to four points ahead of Tampa Bay.
Nylander scored 3–0 and 4–0 and has now made 44 goals this season for Toronto, his second goal was also his 261st in Toronto, which means he climbs to ninth place among the best goal scorers ever in the club.
Elias Lindholm scored a goal and two assists when his Boston broke a streak of ten straight matches without a win through a 5–1 victory over Carolina. The win was not enough, however, to take Boston to the Stanley Cup playoffs since Montreal simultaneously defeated Philadelphia (3–2).
It is the first time since the 2015–16 season that Boston misses the playoffs.
