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Patrick and Christina Marleau invited a couple neighborhood kids over for dinner Tuesday.

Marleau's young Toronto Maple Leafs teammates, Mitchell Marner and Auston Matthews, joined him, his wife and four kids for dinner, mini-sticks and holiday cheer after their 8-1 win against the Carolina Hurricanes.

Marleau, 38, is in his first season with the Maple Leafs, and it's been said that he has adopted the two 20-year-old forwards. He also has taught his two "sons" a thing or two about playing cards on the road as well.
"I took them down," Marleau told the Toronto Sun earlier this month. "They were into it. They wanted to play on their phones, but we got away from it."
No word on if the Marleaus plan to make the photo their Christmas card for the year -- or if the boys were allowed to stay up past their bedtimes on the special night.