The Leafs look to continue their winning streak against the Wild in Sweden

Along with the streaking William Nylander, the Toronto Maple Leafs continue to play well.

Meanwhile, the struggling Minnesota Wild sees something positive to build on.

With his franchise-record 16 games to open a season, Sweden-born Nylander looks to help the Maple Leafs win their fourth straight

game Sunday against the Wild in the NHL Global Series final in Stockholm.

Auston Matthews may be Toronto’s undisputed superstar, but there aren’t many who play better than Nylander, who has 11 goals and

14 assists. Nylander, who is living in Sweden during the offseason, had a goal with two assists as the Maple Leafs scored three goals in

the third period to overcome a 2-0 hole and win 3-2 over Detroit in Stockholm on Friday.

“The family is here, the Swedish fans, I think this was really special,” said Nylander, who coincidentally has enjoyed the final season of

his six-year, $41.4 million contract, but would rather focus on his team’s success.

“The streak for me is what it is. I just focus on working hard, and if it’s a point that happens, it happens. But the most important thing

is that we win.”

Toronto has won three straight after a 1-3-2 stretch. In addition to Nylander, teammate John Tavares has seven points in the last four

games after he also recorded a goal with two assists against Detroit.

Maple Leafs’ Ilya Samsonov made 27 saves Friday while allowing two goals for a second straight start after allowing four on 12 shots in

a 6-5 win over Tampa Bay on Nov. 6. Meanwhile, teammate Joseph Woll has a 4.67 goals-against average in his last four starts.

Samsonov made 28 saves while Matthews recorded a hat trick and Nylander scored twice with an assist in Toronto’s 7-4 home win

over Minnesota on Oct. 14. The Maple Leafs have won four straight in a 6-0-1 stretch against the Wild. , who are stuck in an 0-3-1

frame and have just two wins and six points in their last 10 games.

Minnesota managed one of those points via Saturday’s 2-1 shootout loss to Ottawa in Stockholm. Marco Rossi scored the lone goal for

Minnesota, which also scored fewer than three goals for just the fourth time in 16 games this season.

“For the most part, we liked our game,” Wild coach Dean Evason said. “The group, they know they played hard, they played well.

“We didn’t get the result, which is disappointing, but the process is correct. You just have to keep doing it over and over again.”

Meanwhile, Wild star Kirill Kaprizov (15 points this season) was held scoreless for the fifth time in the last 10 games. Kaprizov had an

assist last month in Toronto, where Rossi scored one of his six goals.

Swede Filip Gustavsson (4.15 goals-against average) stopped 26 of 33 shots in Toronto this season, making 30 saves on Saturday in his

home country. He could be back in net on Sunday, according to Evason. Teammate Marc-Andre Fleury (3.41 GAA) allowed every

Dallas goal while facing 37 shots in an 8-3 loss in his last start on Nov. 12.

The Wild’s Mats Zuccarello recorded career assist No. 400 on Saturday. He has registered eight of his team-leading 17 points in seven

games this month.