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Emotional Reunion: Marner Faces Maple Leafs as Knight

1/16/2026

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Mitch Marner will face his former team, the Toronto Maple Leafs, for the first time as a Vegas Golden Knights player on Thursday at T-Mobile Arena.
Marner signed an eight-year, $96 million contract with Vegas in July after nine seasons with Toronto.
The Maple Leafs are on a 10-game point streak, and the Vegas Golden Knights have a five-game streak.
The reunion carries emotional stakes for Marner and his former teammates.

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Mitch Marner will face his former team, the Toronto Maple Leafs, for the first time as a Vegas Golden Knights player on Thursday at T-Mobile Arena.
Marner signed an eight-year, $96 million contract with Vegas in July after nine seasons with Toronto.
The Maple Leafs are on a 10-game point streak, and the Vegas Golden Knights have a five-game streak.
The reunion carries emotional stakes for Marner and his former teammates.