Willy Styles is the nickname given to Toronto forward William Nylander by Joe Thornton when the two quarantined with a handful of other Maple Leafs teammates in a Toronto-area home in 2020 during the COVID pandemic. It suggested that Nylander marches to the beat of his own drum, something the eccentric Thornton would know all about.

William Nylander's dating life has been a topic of fan speculation, particularly after his public relationship with Penny Liarakos ended in mid-2023. Since then, Nylander has been perceived as single,

One constant throughout the series so far has been the performance of Maple Leafs star forward William Nylander. Coming off a three-point outing—two goals and one assist—in Game 1, Nylander scored a pivotal second-period goal in Game 2 to tie the game at two.