Former Maple Leafs star forward Mitch Marner was met with a mixed reaction during his return to Toronto Friday night.

The Vegas Golden Knights forward was booed loudly as he stepped onto the ice to take his opening lap in pre-game warmups and then again when he first touched the puck on his opening shift. But the winger received cheers from the fans in Toronto after a tribute video played on the jumbotron during a break in play in the opening period.

Marner played 6:36 during the opening period and did not have any points, but the Golden Knights jumped out to a 2-0 lead on goals from Jack Eichel and Keegan Kolesar.

Marner got a taste of his potential reception last week when the Leafs played the Golden Knights in Vegas, hearing some boos from Leafs fans in his own building.

“Maybe in a way, but not really,” the 28-year-old told reporters earlier Friday when asked if it would be tough hearing boos from fans of his former club.

“They’re going to probably try to do their thing to get me off my game and try to win … I’ve got a lot of great players around me here to help me out. I’ve been through a couple of things like this before.”

Marner is expected to receive a video tribute from his former team during the game.

He also said he’s trying to look at Friday night as just another game.

“Just, it’s another hockey game, realistically,” Marner said. “It’s another hockey game to just go out there and play and try to do what you usually do to help win a hockey game.”

Marner was drafted fourth overall by his hometown Leafs in 2015 and went on to play nine seasons in Toronto, tallying 741 regular-season points along the way. He currently sits sixth on the franchise’s all-time points list.

But Marner’s tenure in Toronto did not translate to postseason success for the Maple Leafs. Things did not end well last spring when the Leafs were blown out 6-1 by the eventual Stanley Cup-winning Florida Panthers in Game 7 of the second round.

Marner has 12 goals and 40 assists for 52 points in 49 games for the Golden Knights so far this season. As TSN’s Travis Yost wrote on Thursday, Marner is also elevating the play of those around him in the Vegas lineup.