Fraser Minten scored his first NHL goal, and William Nylander had a goal and an assist for the Maple Leafs (12-6-2), who won their third straight game and are 6-1-0 in their past seven. Mitch Marner and John Tavares each had two assists.

Fraser Minten scored his first NHL goal as the injury-ravaged Toronto Maple Leafs blanked the Vegas Golden Knights 3-0 on Wednesday night.

With the win, the Toronto Maple Leafs moved past the Florida Panthers into first place in the NHL’s Atlantic Division

After the Maple Leafs had a goal by Steven Lorentz disallowed midway through the third period, Nylander made it 3-2 at 15:51. Matthew Knies intercepted Tom Wilson’s pass at the blue line and drove to the net before Nylander tapped in the rebound.