The Winnipeg Jets head into the second stage of a three-game homestand tonight against the Toronto Maple Leafs.
There’s always an added amount of attention paid when two big hockey markets meet, but this game has an even bigger storyline in that it features the top two picks in June’s NHL Draft, pinning the Leafs' No.1 overall selection, centre Auston Matthews, against Jets left-winger Patrik Laine, who went second.
The two budding stars have battled before, most recently during a preliminary-round game at the World Cup of Hockey in September, with Matthews representing the North American (under-23) team and Laine with Finland.