Mitch Marner couldn’t use his hands to push a flying puck forward. That’s when the Toronto Maple Leafs forward headed the puck in a play that generated a scoring chance for linemate Calle Jarnkrok

NASHVILLE — Mitch Marner is used to using his head.

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So when the Toronto Maple Leafs forward saw his teammate clear the puck along the glass overtop of him, he did the only thing he could do...He headed the puck to the middle part of the ice.

"You see that neck movement? It was fully intentional," Marner said following his team's 3-2 win against the Nashville Predators on Sunday. "I'm trying to get the puck more and their D are trying to be aggressive and I can't use my hand."

The play by Marner allowed for teammate Calle Jarnkrok to get his best scoring chance of the night, but he was stopped by Predators goaltender Kevin Lankinen.

Marner's line had a strong game against the Predators despite the one-goal difference. Sheldon Keefe lauded his team's even-strength play by saying the club allowed a season-low four slot shots on goal. 

Toronto's top line of Marner, Jarnkrok and Auston Matthews had expected-goals share of 99 percent. 

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