Toronto Maple Leafs’ Mitchell Marner scored twice in the team’s overtime loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning, setting a new record along the way.
The goals put him at 19 straight matches with a point scored, a new record for the franchise.
The previous Maple Leafs record was set by Darryl Sittler in 1977-78 and matched by Eddie Olczyk in 1989-90. The NHL record is 51 games, set by Wayne Gretzky in 1983-84.
This streak has taken place for most of the season so far for Marner, so his totals on the season aren’t too far off from his production during the streak. Marner has nine goals, 21 assists, and 30 points in 26 games this season.
The former fourth overall pick of the Leafs in 2015 has spent all seven seasons of his career with the Leafs. He’s currently in the fourth year of his six year deal with a $10,903,000 cap hit, a contract that was met with some skepticism at the time of signing, but one Marner has certainly lived up to over the course of the deal.
