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Toronto Maple Leafs' Mitch Marner talks about his game-winner after birth of son

Adam Laskaris

created: May 8, 2025, 12:20 p.m. | updated: May 9, 2025, 2:26 p.m.

For a team that's often been haunted by its playoff demons, the Toronto Maple Leafs sure are getting a lot of timely bounces right now. MITCH MARNER GIVES THE MAPLE LEAFS THE LEAD 17 SECONDS LATER 👏 pic.twitter.com/vOsHx56d1y — Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) May 8, 2025And in an on-ice interview with Sportsnet's Kyle Bukauskas, Marner seemed most excited about getting to see his family and celebrate. Florida's Anton Lundell tied things up 5:33 into the period, but just 17 seconds later it was Marner who broke the deadlock. It was a huge goal tonight," Leafs coach Craig Berube said of Marner. The Leafs and Panthers head to Sunrise, Florida for Game 3 of the series, getting underway Friday night at 7 p.m.

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