TORONTO (AP) — Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner of the Maple Leafs shined in the NHL All-Star 3-on-3 tournament on home ice in Toronto on Saturday.
Matthews scored twice, including the game-winner, and had an assist and Marner added a goal to beat reigning MVP Connor McDavid’s team 7-4 in the final.
Toronto's face of the franchise, Matthews was named All-Star MVP surrounded by thousands of cheering Leafs fans.
Matthews, Marner and fellow Leafs players William Nylander and Morgan Rielly were teammates again at All-Star Weekend.
The success of the Leafs quartet came a day after McDavid stole the show by winning the skills competition he played a big role in altering.
Persons:
— Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner, Matthews, Marner, Connor McDavid’s, Team Matthews, ” Marner, William Nylander, Morgan Rielly, McDavid, Nathan MacKinnon, Quinn Hughes, ___
Organizations:
TORONTO, Maple Leafs, NHL, Team, Leafs
Locations:
Toronto