When Mitch Marner assisted on Auston Matthews' game-tying goal against the New Jersey Devils on Thursday, he made Toronto Maple Leafs history. The 27-year-old had two helpers in Toronto's 4-3 overtime win over New Jersey,

In the hockey-crazed city of Toronto, where anything that the Toronto Maple Leafs do becomes a much-discussed focus of social media, many stories have the tendency to get covered and discussed to death.

Asked about the state of extension talks with not only Marner but John Tavares and pending RFA Matthew Knies earlier this month, Leafs GM Brad Treliving said, “Those are things that we always are looking at and talking about and rumbling around, but nothing to report right now.”

According to Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman, the Hurricanes explored trades involving Vancouver Canucks stars J.T. Miller and Elias Pettersson, but ultimately pivoted at the last moment. Speaking on "The Daily Faceoff Rundown" on Monday, Frank Seravalli revealed that Carolina could also have “inquired” about Toronto Maple Leafs forward Mitch Marner.

Toronto Maple Leafs forward Mitch Marner made headlines after becoming the fastest player in the franchise's history to reach the 700-point milestone.

Mitch Marner and Jake McCabe had two assists each. Nico Hischier had two power-play goals for New Jersey. Jack Hughes had a goal and two assists and Jacob Markstrom made 37 saves. Devils: The club has just one regulation victory over its last nine contests.

Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Craig Berube had high praise for Mitch Marner's 700-point milestone. The Maple Leafs right wing became the fastest to achieve 700 career points in the franchise’s history —622 games.

The Toronto Maple Leafs overtime win over the New ... Devils squad, but on top of that they ended a three-game slide earning two more points toward their Atlantic Division lead. For Mitch Marner ...

Auston Matthews scored twice, and Joseph Woll made 21 saves for the Maple Leafs (28-16-2), who had lost three in a row in regulation. Marner and Jake McCabe, who returned after missing the past four games with an upper-body injury, each had two assists.

Mitch Marner etched his name in franchise lore on Thursday against the New Jersey Devils, becoming the fastest player in Leafs history to reach 700 career points, doing so in 622 games.

William Nylander scored the overtime winner as the Toronto Maple Leafs rallied for a 4-3 victory over the visiting New Jersey Devils on Thursday.

A slump and some injuries are creating a situation where the New Jersey Devils are closer to a wild-card spot than to the lead in the Metropolitan Division.