Thursday’s odd middle-of-the-day matchup started in predictably odd fashion, with Toronto’s Mitch Marner registering two goals in the first six minutes of the game, including one marker coming at the :07 mark of the first period. That’s not exactly the start a team wants when it’s desperate for points and playing on the road against one of the league’s best teams.
For those that were able to tune in in the State of Hockey, despite the game being played right in the middle of a work day, there was definitely a “this is going to be a long day” feel to the beginning of that contest.