In the nine games before 's return, the Mitch MarnerLeafs penalty kill went 24 for 28. Connor Dewar was second among forwards in shorthanded time on ice per game, playing all nine of those games and averaging 2:33 per night.
Since Marner returned, he is also tied for the team lead among forwards in time on ice per game. This is driven by Marner playing on the top penalty-killing unit, with all of Matthews, Tyler Bertuzzi, and William Nylander having more even-strength time on ice per game.
Last month against the Oilers, , not Matthews, went head-to-head against the McDavid line. When the Panthers came to town last week, it was again Tavares matching up against the Barkov-Reinhart line, and a few nights later against Tampa, the John TavaresLeafs captain went head-to-head against Brayden Point and Nikita Kucherov.
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