""To be honest, I don't even know what I was thinking, but it was a little bit reactionary, I think. But it was nice to find the back of the net early.""
""I think that's what is needed to be a good team and to be able to win those kind of games," he said. "We were losing a lot of games, losing a lot of guys. I mean, that's a lot of adversity right there, so learn from the process.""
The team entered the game on a five-game losing streak and tensions were high. Nylander accidentally knocked the puck out of the air and into his own net early, then redeemed himself by converting the overtime winner, calling it his "two-goal" night. He apologized to goaltender Joseph Woll, who accepted the apology, and the team moved on. Nylander controlled the pace, generated scoring chances, and avoided letting the mistake snowball. He praised Woll's steadiness, credited John Tavares for the OT setup, and noted strong debuts from Jacob Quillan and Troy Stecher.
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