In what he described as a “whirlwind,” Mitch Marner turned 28, became a father, and scored the game-winning goal in Game 2 of the Toronto Maple Leafs’ second-round series against the Florida Panthers in the last four days.

Mitch Marner scored the tiebreaking goal in the third period and the Maple Leafs beat the Panthers 4-3 on Wednesday night to take a 2-0 lead in their second-round playoff series.

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.