Nylander has been part of both of Toronto's power play units as the team deals with several injuries.

The Toronto Maple Leafs won't be just getting Auston Matthews and Matthew Knies back in the lineup: The five-forward power play unit also returns.

On Friday, when Toronto took to the ice in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, the team worked on the power play. The first unit consisted of Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner, William Nylander, John Tavares, and Matthew Knies.

The second unit featured Nick Robertson, Nikita Grebenkin, Alex Nylander, Morgan Rielly, and Oliver Ekman-Larsson.

The Maple Leafs tested the five-forward unit earlier in the season when their power play wasn't producing. Once they made that switch, they became more successful on the man advantage, however, it was disbanded once the injuries began to pile up.

With Matthews and Knies set to return to the lineup, Maple Leafs head coach Craig Berube elected to test the five-forward unit again.

"I think that before, we had the five forwards, I thought it looked really good. Just the puck movement and the quickness of it all. I really like Knies at the net, and I really like JT in the bumper," he said on Friday. 

"I think how to make that all work, and we're going to see how it goes, but, before, when we did try it, I thought it looked really good and, really, that's decision making I made."

Nylander has gotten a lot of power play time as Toronto deals with several injuries. The 28-year-old has spent extra time on the ice, skating with both power play units during games.

Earlier this year, the forward mentioned that he wanted more ice time given he wasn't being used on the penalty kill.

Since Matthews exited the lineup with an upper-body injury, Nylander has averaged 4:02 per game on the power play. In that span, Rielly has averaged the second-most ice time on the man advantage, sitting at 3:23 per game, three-quarters of a minute less than Nylander.

The Maple Leafs appear to be sticking with that format even with Matthews and Knies returning to the lineup.

"Well, he likes it. He's got his ice time up," Berube laughed when asked about Nylander playing on both power play units.

"We're missing a lot of players and I think Willy staying out there, he's not used on the penalty kill, and the ice time works out well and he's the type of guy that can handle it. He plays in his spot there and he's dangerous. He makes a second unit better. That's the bottom line. He makes a second unit better."