Toronto Maple Leafs Forward Mitch Marner His point streak was extended to 19 games, a franchise record. Tampa Bay Lightning.
To reach his milestone, the winger scored a goal against the Lightning in the second period to give Toronto a 1-0 lead. His streak began when the Maple Leafs lost overtime to the Toronto Maple Leafs. San Jose Sharks It was completed on October 27, 2007. This streak is the longest in NHL history. Marner’s previous record of 18 games was set by Darryl Sittler (1977-1978) and Eddie Olczyk (1989-1990). Marner scored an empty-net goal during Toronto’s win over Sharks last Wednesday.
Olczyk and Sittler contacted Marner to congratulate him on his feat. The Toronto-area native stated that it was “just cool to see those two legends reach… if you’d had to tell me growing up that this (streak), would happen, I wouldn’t have believed it.”
Marner, 25, has collected at least one goal in 24 of 26 games this season. He also scored 9 goals and had a team record 21 assists. Marner, who has eight goals and 24 points in this 19-game span, is tied for fourth place in the league.
Toronto’s top six stalwart has been a dominating playmaker all his career, no matter who he’s played alongside in the Leafs’ lineup. Marner’s new linemate in Saturday’s record-setting tilt, Nick Robertson was the brother of Dallas StarsJason is a forward who is right on Marner’s heels, with a 17 game point streak.
Marner plays a critical role in Toronto’s 5-on-5 success. He is also an integral member of the special teams’ units for both Leafs. Marner leads all Toronto forwards with 21:28 average icetime and 2:14 shorthanded icetime.
Marner can add to his record when Marner plays against the Dallas Stars on Tuesday.