Toronto, with points in 15 straight games (12-0-3), made the jump to No. 2 this week, leaping the New Jersey Devils and Vegas Golden Knights, who each dropped one spot.
But the Maple Leafs and Marner, who has 32 points (11 goals, 21 assists) in a team-record 23-game point streak, will face a challenge against the New York Rangers, who got back into the Super 16 this week at No. 12, at Madison Square Garden on Thursday (7 p.m. ET; MSG, TSN4, ESPN+, SN NOW).
The Rangers have won four in a row, the past three against teams ranked ahead of them (Golden Knights, Colorado Avalanche, Devils).
The Pittsburgh Penguins, winners of six consecutive games, also made a big jump, four spots to No. 6, giving the Metropolitan Division three of the top six teams.
As a reminder, to come up with the Super 16 each week, the 13 voters put together their own version of what they think the rankings should look like. A point total assigned to each with the team selected first is given 16 points, second 15, third 14, and so on down the line.
Here is the Super 16, with the thoughts from the staff members, whose individual rankings are below: