Toronto Maple Leafs right wing Mitch Marner (16) shoots the puck while Carolina Hurricanes right wing Andrei Svechnikov (37) looks on during second period NHL hockey action in Toronto, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Arlyn McAdoreyArlyn McAdorey/The Canadian Press
Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner were in Saturday’s lineup for the Maple Leafs.
The team’s superstar forwards had just gone toe-to-toe less than 48 hours earlier in an emotional, edge-of-your-seat 4 Nations Face-Off final in Boston.
Marner set up Connor McDavid’s dramatic overtime winner that pushed Canada to a dramatic 3-2 victory against Matthews and the United States to cap the riveting showcase tournament.
Toronto barely…