William Nylander had three goals for his second career hat trick, and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Calgary Flames 6-3.

CALGARY -- William Nylander had a hat trick to help the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 6-3 win against the Calgary Flames at Scotiabank Saddledome on Tuesday.

William Nylander netted his second career hat trick and Matthew Knies collected one goal and one assist as the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs rode a four-goal second period to a 6-3 victory over the Calgary Flames on Tuesday.

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Frost tallied his first as a Flame on a beautiful solo effort, while Dan Vladar made 29 saves – including 16 in the final 29 minutes – as the Flames held off the Kraken for an impressive, 3-2 victory on Night 2 of a back-to-back.

Nylander’s first-career hat trick happened on the same day eight years ago in 2017 against the Boston Bruins in a 6-5 Leafs win.

William Nylander recorded the second hat trick of his career in a 6-3 rout of the Calgary Flames on Tuesday night, made even more interesting by the fact that his first hat trick was eight years ago to the day against the Boston Bruins in 2017.

Eight years to the day of his first career NHL hat trick, William Nylander notched his second on Tuesday and it came in the same building in which his dad used to play.