Mitch Marner is practicing on the top line alongside Connor McDavid for Team Canada ahead of the 4 Nations Face-Off, per The Athletic&#8217;s Chris Johnston. Florida Panthers winger Sam Reinhart fills the third slot on the left side.
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Team Canada&#39;s top-6:
Reinhart-McDavid-Marner Stone-Crosby-MacKinnon
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Marner claims the key spot on the roster among some heavy hitters for Canada, including golden goal scorer Sidney Crosby and NHL points leader Nathan MacKinnon.
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It appears Marner will skate on the second power play unit, with writer Noah Strang reporting the top unit will consist of McDavid, MacKinnon, Crosby, Reinhart, and Cale Makar.
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Team Canada’s top power play unit talking things over.
They look fast in practice reps so far.
McDavid / MacKinnon / Crosby / Reinhart / Makar is a handful.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/4Nations?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#4Nations</a> <a href="https://t.co/siVUW3dR61">pic.twitter.com/siVUW3dR61</a>
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The competition comes in the middle of a hot season for Marner, with 55 assists and 71 points in 54 games including 12 in his last 10. He is currently on pace for a career-high 83 assists and his first 100-point season – a marker he twice narrowly missed in the 2021-22 and 2022-23 seasons, putting up 97 and 99 points, respectively.
There was brief concern about Marner&#8217;s health headed into this tournament after he <a href="https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/toronto-maple-leafs-mitch-marner-day-to-day-with-lower-body-injury-out-vs-calgary-flames-1.2246923">missed his first game of the season</a> last Tuesday with a lower-body injury. Luckily for the injury-plagued Leafs, it was a brief absence, <a href="https://theleafsnation.com/news/leafs-practice-notes-marner-stolarz-return-vs-kraken">returning for their following contest against the Seattle Kraken.</a>
Toronto fans will certainly hope this isn&#8217;t the last time we see Marner and McDavid side-by-side, as the Toronto-born Oilers captain will be an unrestricted free agent at the end of next season. With <a href="https://theleafsnation.com/news/salary-cap-increase-gives-maple-leafs-plenty-room-re-sign-marner">the salary cap going up,</a> the Leafs have a lot more flexibility to sign a big name like McDavid if he decides to test the market in free agency (and, of course, if they lock down Marner long-term). But that&#8217;s a discussion for this summer.
In the meantime, Toronto fans can enjoy seeing the best the country has to offer team up and fight to bring home a trophy.
Here are the full lines for Team Canada from practice Monday, <a href="https://x.com/reporterchris/status/1888979139199439215">per Johnston:</a>
Forwards
Sam Reinhart &#8211; Connor McDavid &#8211; Mitch Marner
Mark Stone &#8211; Sidney Crosby &#8211; Nathan MacKinnon
Seth Jarvis &#8211; Brayden Point &#8211; Brad Marchand
Brandon Hagel &#8211; Anthony Cirelli &#8211; Sam Bennett
Defence
Devon Toews &#8211; Cale Makar
Shea Theodore &#8211; Drew Doughty
Josh Morrissey &#8211; Colton Parayko
Travis Sanheim
Goalies
Adin Hill
Jordan Binnington
Sam Montembeault
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Mitch Marner is practicing on the top line alongside Connor McDavid for Team Canada ahead of the 4 Nations Face-Off, per The Athletic's Chris Johnston. Florida Panthers winger Sam Reinhart fills the third slot on the left side.

https://twitter.com/reporterchris/status/1888977444859740346

Marner claims the key spot on the roster among some heavy hitters for Canada, including golden goal scorer Sidney Crosby and NHL points leader Nathan MacKinnon.
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It appears Marner will skate on the second power play unit, with writer Noah Strang reporting the top unit will consist of McDavid, MacKinnon, Crosby, Reinhart, and Cale Makar.

https://twitter.com/noahstrang_/status/1888988350717292957

The competition comes in the middle of a hot season for Marner, with 55 assists and 71 points in 54 games including 12 in his last 10. He is currently on pace for a career-high 83 assists and his first 100-point season – a marker he twice narrowly missed in the 2021-22 and 2022-23 seasons, putting up 97 and 99 points, respectively.

There was brief concern about Marner's health headed into this tournament after he <a href="https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/toronto-maple-leafs-mitch-marner-day-to-day-with-lower-body-injury-out-vs-calgary-flames-1.2246923">missed his first game of the season</a> last Tuesday with a lower-body injury. Luckily for the injury-plagued Leafs, it was a brief absence, <a href="https://theleafsnation.com/news/leafs-practice-notes-marner-stolarz-return-vs-kraken">returning for their following contest against the Seattle Kraken.</a>

Toronto fans will certainly hope this isn't the last time we see Marner and McDavid side-by-side, as the Toronto-born Oilers captain will be an unrestricted free agent at the end of next season. With <a href="https://theleafsnation.com/news/salary-cap-increase-gives-maple-leafs-plenty-room-re-sign-marner">the salary cap going up,</a> the Leafs have a lot more flexibility to sign a big name like McDavid if he decides to test the market in free agency (and, of course, if they lock down Marner long-term). But that's a discussion for this summer.

In the meantime, Toronto fans can enjoy seeing the best the country has to offer team up and fight to bring home a trophy.

Here are the full lines for Team Canada from practice Monday, <a href="https://x.com/reporterchris/status/1888979139199439215">per Johnston:</a>

Forwards

Sam Reinhart - Connor McDavid - Mitch Marner

Mark Stone - Sidney Crosby - Nathan MacKinnon

Seth Jarvis - Brayden Point - Brad Marchand

Brandon Hagel - Anthony Cirelli - Sam Bennett

Defence

Devon Toews - Cale Makar

Shea Theodore - Drew Doughty

Josh Morrissey - Colton Parayko

Travis Sanheim

Goalies

Adin Hill

Jordan Binnington

Sam Montembeault

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Marner skating with McDavid on top line for Team Canada ahead of 4 Nations Face-Off

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