TORONTO — Mitch Marner and the Maple Leafs were cruising.
The winger had bagged his second-career hat trick to snap a long goal drought and help his team build a 3-1 advantage through two periods.
All Toronto had to do was lock things down over the final 20 minutes. A familiar storyline then bubbled to the surface, setting the stage for Marner to leave a final mark on the night — after his goaltender held the fort.
Marner buried the shootout winner on the heels of emphatically halting an eight-game goal drought Thursday as the Leafs survived a blown third-period lead to defeat the Seattle Kraken 4-3.