Marner's 41st assist sets Maple Leafs rookie record
Another game, another franchise record broken for the Toronto Maple Leafs' incredible crop of rookies.
Just two days after Auston Matthews broke Wendel Clark's rookie goal record, Mitch Marner set a mark of his own.
With a secondary assist on James van Riemsdyk's first period goal Thursday night, Marner established a new franchise record in assists by a freshman (41), eclipsing the previous mark set by Gus Bodnar in the 1943-44 season.
Marner on breaking franchise rookie assists record: "It's definitely pretty cool growing up in (Toronto) & watching this team my whole life"
— Mark Masters (@markhmasters) March 31, 2017
The helper also pushed Marner into a tie with William Nylander - the other prominent figure in Toronto's rookie triumvirate - for second in team scoring with 58 points on the season.
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