The Toronto Maple Leafs held their final practice of their regular season opener. Fraser Minten and Noah Gregor earn spots in the opening-night lineup. The Toronto Maple Leafs were down 2-0 when they scored three unanswered goals to take a 3-2 lead against the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday. The latest of those goals came on the power play when William Nylander buried a pass from new teammate John Klingberg. Following the goal, Nylander was caught on the broadcast giving a wink. "Yeah, that was to me," Klingberg said with a laugh. Klingberg has been quarterbacking the team's first power play unit after joining the Maple Leafs on a one-year, $4.15 million contract signed in July. Both Klingberg and Nylander have been teammate at the World Hockey Championships before, so it's not a surprise there has been some chemistry early on. But what prompted Nylander to deliver a wink to his teammate? "I have no clue where that came from, to be honest," Nylander said before his team takes on the Minnesota Wild on Saturday. "Somebody showed me that after the game and I was like ‘I don’t know what that was'". Despite a lack of pre-season games due to injury, Klingberg showed really well in Toronto's 6-5 shootout win against Montreal. With a top power-play unit clicking like that, there are probably more winks to come, whether they go unexplained to not. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqcsVb2xIcU[/embed] Related Ilya Samsonov Starts in Goal for Maple Leafs against Wild, Where to Watch [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/toronto-maple-leafs/game-day/ilya-samsonov-starts-in-goal-for-maple-leafs-against-wild-where-to-watch] What Maple Leafs Fans can Expect From a Different-Looking Toronto Marlies This Season [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/toronto-maple-leafs/latest-news/what-maple-leafs-fans-can-expect-from-a-different-looking-toronto-marlies-this-season] Matt Cooke's Maple Leafs Connection and Why he was Named Head Coach of the Newfoundland Growlers [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/toronto-maple-leafs/latest-news/matt-cookes-maple-leafs-connection-and-why-he-was-named-head-coach-of-the-newfoundland-growlers] News from THN.com Team Canada Announces Coaches for the 2023-24 World Juniors [https://thehockeynews.com/news/team-canada-announces-coaches-for-the-2023-24-world-juniors] THN On The 'A': Which NHL Prospects Were Assigned to the AHL? [https://thehockeynews.com/podcast/thn-on-the-a-which-nhl-prospects-were-assigned-to-the-ahl] Avalanche Sign Devon Toews to Seven-Year Contract Extension [https://thehockeynews.com/news/avalanche-sign-devon-toews-to-seven-year-contract-extension]
