Maple Leafs' Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner shine in NHL All-Star 3-on-3 on home ice in Toronto

TORONTO (AP) — Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner of the Maple Leafs shined in the NHL All-Star 3-on-3 tournament on home ice in Toronto on Saturday.

Matthews scored twice, including the game-winner, and had an assist and Marner added a goal to beat reigning MVP Connor McDavid’s team 7-4 in the final. Members of Team Matthews split $1 million as the reward for winning the final event of a new-look All-Star Weekend, which featured the return of the popular player draft and a redesigned skills competition.

“In front of the home town fans, we wanted to give them a show,” Marner said.

Toronto's face of the franchise, Matthews was named All-Star MVP surrounded by thousands of cheering Leafs fans. Matthews, Marner and fellow Leafs players William Nylander and Morgan Rielly were teammates again at All-Star Weekend.

The success of the Leafs quartet came a day after McDavid stole the show by winning the skills competition he played a big role in altering.

McDavid's team erased a late deficit to advance to the final, scoring two goals in the final 32 seconds to beat Nathan MacKinnon and Co. Matthews' beat Quinn Hughes' team 6-5 in a shootout in the other semifinal.

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NHL All-Star Team Matthews forward Mitch Marner (16), left, of the Toronto Maple Leafs, celebrates with forward William Nylander (88), of the Toronto Maple Leafs, and forward Vincent Trocheck (16), of the New York Rangers, after his goal against Team McDavid during the NHL All-Star Game 3-on-3 hockey tournament in Toronto, Ontario, Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)

NHL All-Star Team Matthews captain forward Auston Matthews (34), of the Toronto Maple Leafs, celebrates with teammates on the bench after his goal against Team McDavid during the NHL All-Star Game 3-on-3 hockey tournament in Toronto, Ontario, Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)

Singer Tate McRae, center, performs during an intermission at hockey's NHL All-Star Game in Toronto, Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)

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