NHL Star Power Index: Maple Leafs' William Nylander piling up goals, J.T. Miller pacing red-hot Canucks

Golden Knights defenseman Shea Theodore has also been productive on the back end

By Chris Bengel Nov 23, 2023 at 1:36 pm ET• 6 min read

Welcome to the NHL Star Power Index: A weekly gauge of the players who are controlling substantial buzz around the league. When a player is included on this list it may not be a good thing -- it means that they are capturing a large amount of the hockey world's attention.

These players are in no particular order when it comes to the amount of buzz that they're creating. We'll revisit the Star Power Index every week throughout the regular season.

William Nylander TOR • RW • #88 G12A15+/-+2 View Profile

It was quite the homecoming for William Nylander as he thrived during the 2023 NHL Global Series in Sweden over the weekend.

The Toronto Maple Leafs winger racked up two goals and three assists during his team's two games in Stockholm. Nylander even scored the game-winning goal in overtime to lift the Maple Leafs to a 4-3 win against the Minnesota Wild on Sunday.