They tripled that total in one game on Monday in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference First Round against the Tampa Bay Lightning.
If the Maple Leafs are going to have any success against the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions, Matthews and Marner need to up their games and lead the charge.
Consider it done. At least for one night anyway.
Led by their two marquee forwards, the Maple Leafs won 5-0 against the Lightning at Scotiabank Arena to take the lead in the best-of-7 matchup. Matthews had two goals and an assist, and Marner had a goal and two assists.
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Matthews was more excited about describing Marner's game than his own.
"I thought he was incredible," Matthews said of Marner. "He was all over the puck. So much poise, just doing his thing out there. Fun to watch, fun to be out there with him. So he's going to continue to elevate.
"We've got to look for everyone to do that as well."
Matthews scored one goal in the series against Montreal last year; Marner zero.
To put some perspective on Marner's long-standing postseason woes, consider this: the 24-year-old had not scored in his previous 18 playoff games. His last postseason goal came in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference First Round against the Boston Bruins on April 11, 2019.
But his performance went beyond the numbers on the scoresheet on Monday night. He was the speedy cornerstone of an outstanding Maple Leafs penalty kill unit that rose to the occasion when the Lightning spent seven of the game's opening 12 minutes on the power play.
"Happy with the way we just performed," Marner said. "Didn't let anything really bother us. Two big penalty kills right off the start but just from there I think the whole group settled in nicely.
"Felt like there wasn't a whole lot going on 5-on-5 to be honest but other than that we played our game, we played with speed, we played with quickness and we got around the net."
Maple Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe was relieved to see Marner get off to a good start, especially given all the criticism he took after his struggles against the Canadiens last spring.
"Mitch, I think he makes the other team nervous when he skates like that," Keefe said. "He can get behind you any time, challenge you 1-on-1. So I really liked that he was going."
Once Toronto survived the early rash of penalties, Matthews and Marner turned on the offense.
"The production. Guys who have produced at such a high level, they're coming in with high expectations for themselves," Keefe said. "For them to be on the board today, it's got to make them feel pretty good and that's a positive for our team."
Matthews led the Maple Leafs with 106 points and won the Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy as the NHL's leading goal-scorer with 60. Marner finished second on the team with 97 points (35 goals, 62 assists), a career high.
Both players have stressed that the focus is on team playoff success, not individual statistics. In Game 1, they did exactly that.
