Mitch Marner had a goal and an assist to extend his point streak to eight games, and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-1

Tavares continues to shrug off what could have been a difficult off-season, when he handed the captaincy over to Matthews in August. He has 13 points (seven goals and six assists) in 14 games, helping to make observers forget that there had been questions during the summer about the Leafs’ potential issues at centre.