Marner had an outstanding sophomore season in the NHL that saw him lead the Toronto Maple Leafs with 69 points in 82 games. This article analyzes Marner’s second year as a Leaf by breaking it down into four quarters, and then examining his performance in the playoffs against the Boston Bruins.
All of the numbers and dates used in this article come from the game logs section of Marner’s page on NHL.com, including specific details about Marner’s draft position and stats. (Source: https://www.nhl.com/player/mitchell-marner-8478483?stats=gamelogs-r-nhl&season=20172018).
Other stats from naturalstattrick.com, corsica.hockey and hockeydb.com
Marner’s rookie year was a great success, and would normally have garnered him Calder Trophy consideration if not for the presence of Auston Matthews and Patrick Laine.